EFFC arrests suspected illegal miners with six loaded trucks in Ogbomosho
EFCC
EFFC arrests suspected illegal miners with six loaded trucks in Ogbomosho
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Directorate have arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The suspected illegal miners were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium according to a statement made available to Dailyeconomy on Tuesday by EFCC.
The suspected illegal miners were named in the statement as Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola.
The EFCC in the statement said that, “The arrests followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in the criminal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium and their evacuation to unknown destinations.”
The EFCC, however, pledged to prosecute the suspects in court once the investigation into the matter is complete.
“The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations,” the statement stated.
