Operatives of
the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
on Sunday, February 18, 2024, arrested another two Chinese over offences
bordering on illegal mining activities.
The suspects
are Xiao Yi, 50 and Duan Yahong, 52. The two expatriates were arrested
alongside two others suspected to be accomplices in the illegal business. They
are Mumini Jamiu and Israel Nwachukwu.
The latest
arrest 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.
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.
The suspects would be arraigned in court soon.
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