80 illegal miners arrested in 10 months in Kwara, says EFCC

Date: 2023-09-29

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that over 80 illegal miners were arrested in the last 10 months in Kwara State.

The EFCC Zonal Commander in Kwara, Michael Nzekwe, said this on Tuesday while hosting the state's Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Abdulqawiy Olododo, in his office in Il?rin.

According to Nzekwe, the EFCC was able to discover the illegal mining sites across the state through intelligence.

He explained that since then, no fewer than 80 suspected illegal miners with truckloads of assorted minerals within the last 10 months have been arrested.

“Kwara was enormously endowed with mineral deposits,” he noted. “The resources available in the 16 LGAs are enough to turn it into a mini London if properly harnessed.”

In his reaction, Olododo said the Kwara State government was determined to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining and use the resources for development.

The Commissioner added that the governor is determined to complement the EFCC's efforts and focus on how to properly organise and harness the potential in the mining sector to attract local and foreign investors.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulquawiy Olododo     Oke-Odo     Cornelius Adebayo     Bature Bello     School Of Nursing     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Azeez Bello     NNPP     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Read With Me     Rashidi Yekini     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Kwara TV     Bolaji Gambari     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Joseph Bamigboye     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Rachael Obisesan     Waheed Ibrahim     Bayer AG     Maryam Ado Bayero     Michael Ologundea     Facebook     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Mohammed Abduraheem     Lai Mohammed     Sambo Murtala     Abubakar Atiku     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Yakubu Gobir     Toyin Falola     Muhammed Danjuma     Oba Abu     MMWG     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Wahab Agbaje     Taofik Abdulkareem     Justina Oha     Convocation Ceremonies     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Wole Oke     Quran     Haleeman Salman     IEDPU     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Oyawoye     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Oloyede     Musbau A. Akanji     Labaeka     Tinubu     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     National Broadcasting Commission     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Hussein Oloyede     ITEM 7     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Tafida Of Kaiama     Medview Airlines     Saliu Tunde Bello     Olushola Saraki     Prince Bola Ajibola     CT Ayeni     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Firdaos Amasa     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Kubra Kazum     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Umar Danladi Shero     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Olaiya Lawal     Fatimoh Lawal     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     LAK Jimoh     Shuaib Olarongbe     Samuel Adedoyin     Innocent Okoye     Atunwa     Femi Ogunsola     Ishaq Oloyede     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Ishaq Salman     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Ndakene     IPSAS     Bolaji Gambari     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Bibire Ajape     Odolaye Aremu     Sidikat Alaya     CCB     Sam Onile     Laboratory-to-Product     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Olushola Saraki     Aisha Gobir     Adeleke Ogungbe     Bolakale Saka     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Gbenga Adebayo     Magaji Nda     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     TVC Female National Debate     Rotimi Oyedepo     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Basit Olatunji     Tayo Alao     Bayo Ajia     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Saka Adeyemo     Millennium Development Goals     Bluenile Associates     Lanre Aremu     Sam Okaula     Dan-Kazeem     HYPPADEC     Kamoru Kadiri     Sarah Alade     ASMAU PLAZA     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Harrison Osauwagboe     Shade Omoniyi     Hijab     Tafida Of Kaiama     Alfa Belgore     Bola Sagaya     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Pius Abioje     Unilorin     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Moses Salami     Apata Ajele Secondary School     2023 Elections     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Woro     Memunat Monsuma     Ajuloopin     Waheed Ibrahim     Ali Ahmad     Muazam Nayaya     Bilikis Oladimeji     Vasolar Consortium     Yomi Adeboye     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman