The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested two Chinese nationals for illegal mining activities.
Yang Chao and Xiao Jiang were arrested by operatives of the EFCC alongside Chidi Joseph Osuji, suspected to be an accomplice in the business.
According to a source, the operatives of the EFCC acted on intelligence report and trailed the suspects to their mining site located at Ogunmakin and Ogere where they were arrested after days of surveillance.
Findings revealed that Chao and Chidi are working as a factory manager and a machine operator for Cruis Chemical Nigeria Limited located in Ogunmakin in Ogun State. On his part, Jiang works with John Odiba Multibiz as an assistant manager in Ogere, Ogun State.
The suspects who operate as a cartel allegedly specialise in the 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.
Initial investigation also revealed that the three suspects are owners of the solid minerals being conveyed by the 41 suspects arrested with truckloads 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 February 5, 2024 .
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