The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, nabbed another two Chinese nationals for illegal mining activities.
The anti-graft body identified the suspects as Xiao Yi, 50 and Duan Yahong, 52.
The two expatriates were apprehended alongside two others suspected accomplices in the illegal business. They are Mumini Jamiu and Israel Nwachukwu.
The latest arrest by the EFCC brings to 48 the number of persons arrested for suspected illegal mining activities within the last two weeks by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC.
A statement by the agency’s media and publicity department stated that the suspects were trailed to their mining sites located at Isolo in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, where they were arrested on Sunday, February, 18, 2024 after days of surveillance by the EFCC operatives.
Jamiu, a driver, was arrested while conveying a truck loaded with solid minerals from Banni in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State to a Chinese company in Lagos without lawful permit. Items recovered from the suspects include a truck with registration number JJJ 386 XT containing substances suspected to be solid minerals, phones, and travel documents. According to EFCC, all the suspects would be arraigned in court soon.
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