Crime
EFCC arrests 5 for illegal mining in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five persons for possession and conveyance of three truckloads of assorted solid minerals suspected to be mined without an appropriate licence.
According to the Commission, tThe suspects include three truck drivers and two truck boys.
EFCC disclosed that their arrest, which was effected along Maraba Road, Ilorin, Kwara State, and Ogbomosho, Oyo State, between March 21 – 22, 2024, followed credible intelligence and surveillance.
The suspects were arrested while conveying solid minerals suspected to be marble stone, white powder, lithium and lepidolite to Shagamu and Alakija in Ogun and Lagos States, respectively, for commercial purposes without a requisite licence.
The Ilorin Zonal Command had on February 5, 2024, arrested 41 persons over suspected illegal mining activities and impounded 12 truckloads of assorted minerals mined without an appropriate licence.
The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigations, EFCC said.
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