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EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by politicoNG(op): 6:54pm On Feb 18, 2024
...... Nurse, Two others for Suspected Currency Racketeering

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese: Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao Jiang 38 for suspected illegal mining activities.

They were arrested alongside Chidi Joseph Osuji, 48, suspected to be an accomplice in the illegal business.

Acting on intelligence, the suspects were trailed to their mining sites located at Ogunmakin and Ogere, Ogun State, where they were arrested after days of surveillance.

Preliminary investigations showed that Chao and Chidi are working as factory manager and machine operator respectively with Cruis Chemical Nigeria Limited located at Ogunmakin in Ogun State, while Jiang works with John Odiba Multibiz as an assistant manager in Ogere, Ogun State.

The suspects who operate as a cartel allegedly specialise in illegal mining of minerals such as marble stone, white powder, lithium and lepidolite, among others, which they are transporting outside the country through illegitimate means for private gains.

Investigations also linked the three suspects as owners of the solid minerals being conveyed by the 41 suspects arrested with truck loads of minerals at Share, Banni, Lade, Patigi and Okolowo in Kwara, and Igbeti and Ogbomosho in Oyo state by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC on on February 5, 2024 . They were arrested for engaging in mining activities without requisite licences.

In another vein, the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC have also arrested the trio of Sallah Asmau Wuraola, Owoduni Abdullahi Isa (a.k.a Bolaji) who are Point of Sale, PoS cashiers and one Shuaibu Rukayat, a nurse from Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, for allegedly selling new naira notes of different denominations to customers for commercial purposes.

The arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence on elements selling new naira notes to people at event centers, night clubs, hotels and parties without due authorization.

Wuraola and Rukayat were caught with the sum of N1,220,000 (One Million, Two hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira Only) while Isa was arrested with the sum of N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) only.

The suspects would soon be charged to court.
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Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by BOSSkesh(m): 7:01pm On Feb 18, 2024
These are the issues
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by madridguy(m): 7:02pm On Feb 18, 2024
lipsrsealed
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by BOSSkesh(m): 7:03pm On Feb 18, 2024
Who gave them visas
This operation is massive so how come nobody knew about it even the state Governor
Well thank God they were caught they should be made to refund the government for minerals stolen + jail time
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by matify83: 7:54pm On Feb 18, 2024
Imagine the quantum of earth moving machines these Chinese would have deployed for this enterprise.

Only in Nigeria will such happen in plain sight without the authorities knowing
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by decatalyst(m): 8:27pm On Feb 18, 2024
Why hide their faces?


Nah this thing dey vex me.


Person wey thief goat, phone or property una go plaster their faces on the internet but economic saboteurs, una go dey pamper them.

Which way Nigeria? No justice and equity.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by DohFahSo: 10:21pm On Feb 18, 2024
EFCC should go after politicians.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by EnlightenedUFO: 10:21pm On Feb 18, 2024
Why are they focusing on Ilorin? Let them raid the chad basin and areas in the north.
For those who don't know, the Chinese are the hidden backers of insurgency in your northern part of the country.

Why? So they can have those areas to themselves uninterrupted for gold mining.

The chinese are the ones inflaming insurgency in your country! But your idiotic leaders won't let you know.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by datola: 10:22pm On Feb 18, 2024
Awon economic saboteurs
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Melagros(m): 10:22pm On Feb 18, 2024
COMRADES, efcc arrests illegal miners, meanwhile it's the primary responsibility of the police and dss
Shame on police and DSS
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by YINKS89(m): 10:22pm On Feb 18, 2024
It's not possible not to know this kinda operation.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by SwissMass: 10:23pm On Feb 18, 2024
hbb
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by usmanktg2(m): 10:23pm On Feb 18, 2024
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Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by LIGHTROOM: 10:23pm On Feb 18, 2024
Look at their faces, like I could have kill a lot of people
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by mariovito(m): 10:23pm On Feb 18, 2024
Good job, but is this part of efcc job description?

Why did the police not do their job?
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by richiemcgold:

When it comes to criminal activities, the Chinese are no way holier than Nigerians.

Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by money121(m): 10:26pm On Feb 18, 2024
Ok
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by elasticlala: 10:27pm On Feb 18, 2024
Why are they showing their backs? I thought they used to give them placard of their crimes and snap their faces? Or is it because some are Chinese huh
Or they plan to later collect ....after settling.... after all, we wont recognize them by their backs if we see them in the streets tomorrow
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by kelvindj98: 10:28pm On Feb 18, 2024
This government is not really serious about improving the economic situation. If it was, mining would have been aggressively promoted. A smart government will offer grants to industrious Nigerians willing to engage in this sector and in return reap the benefit of inflow of dollars.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Abalado(f): 10:29pm On Feb 18, 2024
Where is there pics na
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by AlabiKILLER2021(m): 10:30pm On Feb 18, 2024
Lol

Is there any mineral resources in ilorin


Skull miners tongue
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by tunjijones(m): 10:32pm On Feb 18, 2024
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Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Rumundele(m): 10:33pm On Feb 18, 2024
Arrest only two? Try and arrest more of the idiot who think Nigeria is a lawless country.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by kenny714433(m): 10:34pm On Feb 18, 2024
sad

God really took time to bless this country but it's leaders and citizens are bereft of sense. See all the minerals staying idle, only for some Chinese to travel thousands of kilometres away to come and steal. The people in that part of the country only know how to login Nairaland/social media an make trial posts. Sense is zero.

Btw, how does these goods leave the country without customs and security agents knowing? I'm sure it will be carried out in trucks, so how does it happen?

They should find out the security agents responsible for the route and jail them as well.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Triangles1(m): 10:35pm On Feb 18, 2024
Allow them to exploit because they're going to use it for betterment of their people not like our leader with sense of miss manage, after all the one we have how we manage it, is it not to embezzle.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by fredoooooo:
Just give them the same justice they will get in their country... kee dem
But who are the Nigerians that partners them, they should put their back on the drum and do better justice..
A Chinese can never do it alone, like I use to say Nigerians are Nigeria problem ..
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Charmingrascal(m): 10:38pm On Feb 18, 2024
They are many in Nigeria, una just turn blind eye
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by saasala(m): 10:40pm On Feb 18, 2024
I visited a friend in prison few months ago. I was shocked by the number of Chinese and Indians in our prisons who committed heinous crimes.

A part of me was very glad seeing them, knowing that as our people are rotting away in their jails over there, they too are imprisoned here.
Re: EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other For Suspected Illegal Mining In Ilorin by Tjra: 10:42pm On Feb 18, 2024
Triangles1:
Allow them to exploit because they're going to use it for betterment of their people not like our leader with sense of miss manage, after all the one we have how we manage it, is it not to embezzle.
Just listen to yourself. Old man like you.

What a shame!


fredoooooo:
Just give them the same justice they will get in their country... kee dem
Buy who are the Nigerians that partners them, they should put their back on the drum and do better justice..
A Chinese can never do it alone, like I use to say Nigerians are Nigeria problem ..
Their Partners are money hungry Nigerians who would rather sell off their nation than have it progress. I'm sure the Osuji guy is not even from Kwara state.

This same nonsense is happening in Jos and Zamfara

Offences like this in China attracts death penalties. They can only try in corrupt African countries like Nigeria.
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