The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission kwara state command has arrested 13 suspected illegal miners operating in a village in Patigi Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects were arrested during a joint operation that followed credible intelligence the command received over some suspected illegal miners that have been operating in the area.
Head of Media and Publicity of the command Mr. Ayodele Babatunde, in his statement, said the operation was jointly carried out in conjunction with the state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Mines and Steel Development.
The arrest was due alleged non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government and mining without license.
According to the statement, “The suspects are, Buba Mohammed, Yusuf Umar, Surajo Shehu, Abubakar Abdullahi, Salisu Mohammed, Quadri Sulaiman and Nwafor Chinonso.
''Others are: Abdullahi Isa, Mustapha Mohammed, Buhari Hassan, Basiru Jafaru, Murtala Jafaru and Jafaru Abdullahi.
''Five (5) trucks fully loaded with different brands solid minerals were recovered from the suspects.
''Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were not paying royalties to the Federal Government as required by law.
“The suspects will soon be charged to Court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation''.
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