The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday said its operatives have arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo state.
EFCC in a statement disclosed that the 10 suspected illegal miners were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium.
The anti graft commission listed 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.
According to EFCC, the arrest of the 10 suspects followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in criminal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state.
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