The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate has detained eighteen people for crimes related to unlawful mining activities.
In addition, 13 truckloads of different solid minerals thought to be lithium, marble stone, white powder, lepidolite, and others were apprehended and collected from the suspects.
The accused are Saidu Madugu, Adamu Amadu, Lawal Ibrahim, Mohammed Mustapha, Abdulkarim Hassaini, Isiaka Abubakar, Shafiu Salisu, Abdullahi Yanda Isa, Bashiru Mohammed, Anas Saidu, Asa Bature, Abudu Sani, Jabir Salisu, Bello Muhammed, Habilu Idris, Fatai Abdullai, Isyiaka Hamidu, and Oseni Lukman.
The suspects were detained on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, with the exception of Fatai, Isyiaka, and Oseni, who were apprehended on Thursday, June 13, 2024, according to a statement issued by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The arrest was made in response to reliable intelligence concerning the actions of several suspects who were transporting unlawfully mined solid minerals along the Eiyenkorin-Ballah road in Asa Local Government, Kwara State, without legal licence.
The arrests and truck interceptions were carried out in coordination with a patrol team from the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kwara Area Command, along Eiyenkorin and Ballah in Kwara State’s Asa Local Government.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate apprehended eleven people and seized eight trucks for identical violations.
“The suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of ongoing investigations,” the statement added.
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