Ten individuals suspected of illegal mining activities were on Monday apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
According to The PUNCH, the detainees are Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq, and Olufimihan Eniola.
In a statement from the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the suspects were caught with six trucks fully loaded with lithium.
Oyewale indicated that the suspects would be taken to court after an investigation into their activities is completed.
Oyewale elaborated, “Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested ten suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The arrests followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in the illegal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium, and their evacuation to unknown destinations. The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.”
