EFCC ARRESTS 11 FOR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES IN ILORIN 07-07-24
By Sadiq Aminu Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eleven persons and impounded eight truckloads of assorted minerals for suspected case of Illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State
According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC Ilorin Command, Mr Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, May 5, 2024 upon credible intelligence at different locations in Ogbomosho, Oyo State while conveying assorted solid minerals suspected to be marble stone, white powder, lithium and lepidolite to undisclosed destinations without lawful authority.
Their names were given as Ibrahim Gambo, Hakeem Saka, Ahmad Muktar, Sulaiman Ibrahim, Ibrahim Muhammad, Jamiu Mustapha, Rabiu Musa, Aisha Muhammad, Abdulwasiu Hannafi, Qudus Olalere and Babatunde Hakeem.
The statement says the suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of ongoing investigations.