EFCC Arrests 18 Suspects for Illegal Mining Activities in Kwara
According to a news report from Punch, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eighteen suspects for offences related to illegal mining activities.
Thirteen truckloads containing assorted solid minerals suspected to be lithium, marble stone, white powder, and lepidolite, among others, were also seized from the suspects.
The suspects 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.
All suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, except for Fatai, Isyiaka, and Oseni, who were apprehended on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
The arrests followed credible intelligence regarding suspects transporting illegally mined solid minerals along the Eiyenkorin-Ballah route in Asa Local Government of Kwara State without lawful authority.
The arrest of the suspects and the interception of the trucks were carried out in collaboration with the patrol team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, along Eiyenkorin and Ballah area in Asa Local Government of Kwara State.
Previously, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate had arrested eleven suspects and impounded eight trucks for similar offences.
Authorities have stated that the suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of ongoing investigations.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Saadu Yusuf AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Rabiu Kwankwaso Gbemi Saraki Maigida Siraj Oyewale Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Ishaq Salman A.G.F Abdulrasaq Prince Sunday Fagbemi Obuh Ayobami Akanbi IDPU Tanke Mohammed Abduraheem Abatemi Usman Abdulfatah Ahmed Yinka Aluko Mohammed Abdulahi Abdulazeez Uthman Chief Of Staff ER-KANG Sheu Ndanusa Usman Basit Olatunji Umar Danladi Shero Babata Issa Memunat Moyosore AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa Yoonus Lawal Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet Pategi Ahmed Alhasssan Emir Of Kano Victor Gbenga Yusuf Oba Sulaiman Asude Tosin Saraki Reuben Paraje Simeon Sule Ajibola Javed Khan Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication Ahmed Dankaya Mohammed Yahaya Barki Omar Bolaji Gambari Amos Bajeh Ayobola Ipinlaiye Yomi Adeboye Gaa Olobi Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Funmilayo Zubair Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Arca Santa Magaji Erubu MINILS Abdullahi Atanda New Model Police Station Kwara 2019 Centre For Digital Economy Millennium Development Goals Mumini Ishola Hanafi General Hospital, Offa Saka Balikis Kehinde Ilorin.Info SGBN Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union Kwara 2023 Isiaka AbdulRazaq Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Akeem Lawal Bello Oyebanji Shonga Farm Project Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Sobi Hill Olusegun Adeniyi

