Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, got a major scoop as they arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The commission announced the major bust Tuesday on its official X handle, @officialEFCC, revealing that the suspects were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium.
It gave the names of the suspected illegal miners as: Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola.
The arrests, according to the release, followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in the criminal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium, and their evacuation to unknown destinations.
The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations
