Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, have arrested 31 suspected illegal miners in Jos, Plateau State Capital.
This was contained in a statement revealed by the EFCC on its official X handle on Monday.
The statement revealed that the arrest took place in the premises of Jiasheng Nigeria Limited, located at Dura Rayfield, Mangu Road, Jos, following credible intelligence that linked the company to illegal mining activities in the state.
Moreover, the arrested individuals were said to be 4 Chinese and 27 Nigerians, part of whom were suppliers in possession of unprocessed solid minerals, suspected to have been illegally mined.
According to the statement, their names include: “Liang Qinyong,Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing, Long Kechong, Akilu Akonimi, Umar Mohammed, Aaron Davo, Auwal Abdullahi, Haruna Umar, Prosper Goddey, Alex Long, Mathew Onmaza, Oupe Anzaku, Samson Luka, John Nwang and Saidu Mohammed.
“Others are; Mohammed Musa, Abubakar Ibrahim, Mohammed Zaradeen, Yakubu Adidzi, Isah Dahiru, Yusuf Musa, Benjamin .D. Dalop, Ibrahim Wakili, Adam Muhammed, Abubakar Ahmed Muazu, Murtala Abubakar, Peter Yakubu, Ibrahim Musa, Monday Christopher and Billard Musa”.
Furthermore, items recovered in the course of the arrest include a truck loaded with eight bags of processed Monazite, weighing 1000kg, worth N4 million each.
The arrested would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the statement reveals.
