The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Command, has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks containing different types of solid minerals mined without license.

Parading the suspects in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Michael Nzekwe said that the suspects were picked from various locations including Patigi, Igbeti and Ogbomoso areas near Kwara state.

The Commander said that most of the arrested suspects were truck drivers adding that some of them had named some foreign nationals and one or two Nigerian big men who were behind the illegal Mining.

He warned that the EFCC would not relent in its efforts to fight against corruption just as it is leaving no stone unturned in breaking the rings of the illegal mining operators across the country adding “Aside from the law that frowns on illegal mining activities, the act is an economy sabotage capable of causing environmental devastation, socio-economic hardship, insecurity, banditry and a host of other vices.”

According to him, the offence is punishable with life imprisonment under Section 1( (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, 1983.

The Suspects arrested include; Nura Lawan, Tunde Jimoh, Sani Umar, Oyeleke Sunkanmi, Adegboyega Oluwashola, Mohammed Umar, Muhammed Abubakar, Dawud Muideen, Chukwu Okpara Idam, Ganiyu Roqeeb, Umina Umina, Nura Ibrahim, Isiyaku Jibril and Samaila Ibrahim.

GloriousGbola:
https://punchng.com/efcc-arrests-41-suspects-impounds-truckloads-of-lithium-in-kwara/

OasisX:
........own goal?!

izzou:


EFCC now stands on the highway?

GloriousGbola:


You are the one who can answer that question as na you wey Don waka up and dan naija

You can tell us every agency and non government actor that polices our roads. From ndlea to customs to local govt task force to bandits to esn

As you are expressing doubt...maybe the story has k leg

But all of this illegal mining definetly is hand in hand with banditry. And there is big demand for lithium. What we should be doing is manufacturing lithium batteries in Nigeria. They manufacture most of the world's hard drives in Thailand. But once again, some niggers are selling out the country for some mirrors

raumdeuter:


Make this man watch out sha after they lose

izzou:


The man doesn't have sense.

I wonder what kind of patriotism is that.

iamoyindamola:

Look at it this way
Nwabali should be able to command almost 10m in the current transfer market
That money is more than afcon prize if na you nko

iamoyindamola:
Majority of these explosions always happen along ojo axis
What's going on in that location

https://www.nairaland.com/7993550/gas-explosion-iyana-isashi-lagos

izzou:


Which one be majority, again?

iamoyindamola:

The gas explosion that happened last year was where
The pipeline explosions always happen where

izzou:


The NNPC pipeline was the last we had at Abule Ado

After that, the next was at Abule egba or Iyana Ipaja, and all was at least, 2 years ago.

How e take be majority?

Anyways, as long as gas refilling plants are littered everywhere like POS shops, we should be expecting these kind of stories.

iamoyindamola:

How is it not majority, did anyone or 2 happen on another location in Lagos
Btw abule whatever, iyana ipaja are all ojo axis
But if they are not forgive me I no Sabi that area

izzou:
What kind of family did Mohbad come from?

How can the mother say her husband is not the father?

So she fck another man, come give another one to train?

izzou:


You are forgiven

Abule egba and Iyana Ipaja are not on that axis.

iamoyindamola:

Look at it this way
Nwabali should be able to command almost 10m in the current transfer market
That money is more than afcon prize if na you nko

BlueRayDick:


The man lacks emotional intelligence; he chose the wrong time to praise his boy. Whether he wrote that epistle or not, Nwabali's valuation has definitely increased as a result of his performance thus far. Praising and saying he stands by him in a match against his own country is just the man looking for hate from his fellow country men.

I hope the man's other businesses in South Africa don't suffer if Super eagles win eventually. Football na emotional sport, South Africans can cancel the man just for this yeye stunt

izzou:
What kind of family did Mohbad come from?

How can the mother say her husband is not the father?

So she fck another man, come give another one to train?

izzou:


The NNPC pipeline was the last we had at Abule Ado

After that, the next was at Abule egba or Iyana Ipaja, and all was at least, 2 years ago.

How e take be majority?

Anyways, as long as gas refilling plants are littered everywhere like POS shops, we should be expecting these kind of stories.

izzou:


I don't understand.

He can hail Nwabali, and still support South Africa. Is he not a South African, with his country in the race?

Heck, he can even shut up and not issue any statement. Na by force to talk?

Make Satan help am, make dem lose fess!

iamoyindamola:

Baba wan cash out through nwabali even if na 1% of his future transfer

izzou:


I don't understand.

He can hail Nwabali, and still support South Africa. Is he not a South African, with his country in the race?

Heck, he can even shut up and not issue any statement. Na by force to talk?

Make Satan help am, make dem lose fess!

raumdeuter:


The beating wey Nwabali for chop na the man go chop am. All the frustration don pass over Nwabali be that

I remember in 2002 world cup when a Korean player scored against Italy at the world cup eliminating Italy, His club Perugia cancelled his contract one of the excuse was that they can't guarantee his safety when he comes back to Italy

Amigoss:


And if Satan help am, they lose? Why people dey think xenophobic attack or attack on SA's who support Nigeria go dey....Not the first time we are meeting them and there have been no record of such.....

izzou:


I have not said anything about Xenophobia. I am simply talking about common sense.

Replace SA with Norway or USA, and what he said would still be out of folly.

You have an SA club to run
You live in SA
You are from SA

and you openly support your team's opponent, when you have everything to lose.

obainojazz:
Let us pray 🙏🏽