23rd July, 2024
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested with six trucks loaded with illegally mined minerals in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State.
The suspects, arrested by operatives of Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC were identified as Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola.
Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said in a statement that the six trucks the suspects were arrested with were fully loaded with lithium.
According to the statement, the arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in criminal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium and their evacuation to unknown destinations.
The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations, EFCC said.
