EFCC arrests 10 suspected illegal miners in Oyo

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

Bags of solid minerals detected in the trucks

According to the EFCC @officialEFCC the suspected illegal miners y were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium.

Lithium substances found in bags loaded in the trucks on transit

The Commission identified the suspected illegal miners as Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola.

Trucks loaded with illegally mined Lithium intercepted by EFCC while on transit

The Commission disclosed 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.

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The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations, EFCC said.