The Chinese nationals, comprising a female and 12 males, were arrested for illegal mining on 12 July at the Government Reserved Area, G.R.A Ilorin, Kwara State.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Thursday that it arrested 13 Chinese nationals for illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The commission disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwijaren.

The suspects, comprising a female and 12 males, were arrested on Wednesday 12 July at the Government Reserved Area, G.R.A Ilorin, according to the statement.

Read EFCC’s full statement here:

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 13 Chinese nationals for offences bordering on illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State. The offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 1( (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, 1983.

The suspects, which comprise of a female and 12 male, were arrested on Wednesday July 12, 2023 at the Government Reserved Area, G.R.A Ilorin following credible intelligence about their activities which included but not limited to, illegal mining and non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government as required by law.

The suspects are Guo Ya Wang (36), Lizli Hui (42), Guo Jian Rong (36), Lizh Shen Xianian (37), Lishow Wu (26), Guo Pan (38), Lia Meiyu (53), Guo Kai Quan (36) Lin Pan (50)

Others are Ma Jan (38), Wendy Wei Suqin (31), Li Zhinguo Wei (29), and Xie Zhinguo (53).

Prior to their arrest, discrete investigations on the activities of illegal mining operators in Kwara State revealed that the operators have different illegal mining sites in almost all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.

Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to be workers of a Chinese Company known as *W. Mining Global Service Limited* situated at Olayinka in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the company was using the illegally mined granite to produce marble for sale locally in Nigeria. Findings also revealed that some of the suspects working in the said company were without _*‘work permit’*_ , but only entered Nigeria with visitor’s visa.

The suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigations.

Recall that, the Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulkarim Chukkol had on Thursday, July 6, 2023 during a one-day media training for journalists in Kwara State lamented the activities of illegal mining operators, describing it as grave threat to local and national economy.

Within the last 8 months, no fewer than 80 illegal operators had been arrested by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC and 24 truckloads of assorted minerals impounded.

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC had on September 10, 2022 arrested a Chinese National, Dang Deng, managing director of Sinuo Xinyang Nigeria Ltd, for being in possession of 25 tons of assorted crude minerals and got him convicted on October 19, 2022 before Justice Mohammed Sani of the Federal High Court, Ilorin.

The EFCC had warned that it would be unrelenting in the fight against corruption just as it is leaving no stone unturned in breaking the rings of the illegal mining operators across the country.

Source:https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/609643-efcc-arrests-13-chinese-nationals-for-illegal-mining-activities.html

Lock them up together with all their confederates


I want to see them prosecuted, our people are serving various jail terms for such wrongdoings in their country

It because of their debt that give them this confidence or what

Until illegal miners in Adamawa and Osun states are apprehended.
That's where the major illegality is happening

Ok

What of their Nigerian workers?

they full abuja mining that thing they use to make bateries.

thm full nasarawa, kaduna, kogi, benue and plateau carting away tons of solid minerals and numerous natural resources that we don't even know what they use them for.

They hire locals for stipends and use them like slaves!

THOSE GUYS ARE PARASITES!

GOVT SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE PEOPLE IN NIGERIA.

How are these foreigners entering into Nigeria in the first place?.. They are now so much compared to what we had in the early 90s'.

I thought we had expatriate quota for companies with stipulated number of foreigners they can bring into the country. Go to most of these foreign owned companies and see foreigners working in their factories, jobs meant for Nigerians in Nigeria have been taken over by indians, lebanese, chinese, pakistanis etc. What are they doing at the Ministry of Interior?

obiekunie01:
they full abuja mining that thing they use to make bateries.

thm full nasarawa, kaduna, kogi, benue and plateau carting away tons of solid minerals and numerous natural resources that we don't even know what they use them for.

They hire locals for stipends and use them like slaves!

THOSE GUYS ARE PARASITES!

GOVT SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE PEOPLE IN NIGERIA.

Nigeria government is useless. That's why these nonsense keeps happening

They won't try this nonsense in Rwanda.
Our leaders has let us down as a nation.

rano1:

Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to be workers of a Chinese Company known as *W. Mining Global Service Limited* situated at Olayinka in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the company was using the illegally mined granite to produce marble for sale locally in Nigeria. Findings also revealed that some of the suspects working in the said company were without _*‘work permit’*_ , but only entered Nigeria with visitor’s visa.

They were in our reserve 😃😄😀 Is this a joke or what