By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
NO fewer than 13 suspected illegal have been arrested with five trucks of assorted solid minerals in Kakafu village in Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
They were intercepted by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
The suspects arrested were Buba Mohammed, Yusuf Umar, Surajo Shehu, Abubakar Abdullahi, Salisu Mohammed, Quadri Sulaiman and Nwafor Chinonso.
Others were: Abdullahi Isa, Mustapha Mohammed, Buhari Hassan, Basiru Jafaru, Murtala Jafaru and Jafaru Abdullahi.
Stonix News reports that they were arrested on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 during a joint operation, following a credible intelligence received by the EFCC on some suspected illegal miners operating in the area.
Five trucks fully loaded with different brands of solid minerals were recovered from the suspects.
The EFCC authorities said preliminary investigations had shown that the suspects were not paying royalties to the Federal Government as required by law.
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