15 suspects arrested with 3 truckloads of radioactive solid minerals in Kaduna
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The suspect, the statement indicated were conveying the suspected solid minerals in three trucks to several locations across Nigeria for an undisclosed purpose.
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 15 male suspects for alleged involvement in illegal dealing on radioactive solid minerals in Kaduna.
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the suspects were intercepted and arrested on Sunday, March 8, 2026 along Suleja-Maji Road, Niger State by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of EFCC.
The suspect, the statement indicated were conveying the suspected solid minerals in three trucks to several locations across Nigeria for an undisclosed purpose.
EFCC said the suspectswho are currently undergoing further investigations in the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Commission will soon be charged to court.
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