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.

Iliasu     Florence Saraki     Segun Olawoyin     Mufutau Olatinwo     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Durosinlohun Kawu     Gobir Organization Foundation     Rasheed Jimoh     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Paul Olawoore     Revenue Court     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Nagode     Ayo Salami     Kumbi Titilope     Olatunde Jare     Local Government Pension Board     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Kwara United     Al-Hikmah University     Oke-Kura     Kwara Central     Oba-Solagberu     Moses Adekanye     Egbewole     Okiki     Amuda Musbau     Aminu Adisa Logun     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Ahmed \'Lateef     Maja     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Gbugbu International Market     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Ganmo     Donatus Ejidike     Pategi     Charcoal     Read With Me     Kayode Yusuf     Haleeman Salman     Nurudeen Mohammed     Adesoye College     Alaiye     SDP     Alimi     Omoniyi Ayinla     Mustapha Olanipekun     Olam Food Ingredients     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Gobir     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Talaka Parapo     National Pilot     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Bello Oyedepo     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Jumoke F. Ajao     Alao Ayotunde     Mutawalle     Awoye     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Moshood Bakare     KWACOBPA     Yahaya Muhammad     Idris Garuba     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Awwal Jawondo     Farouk Salim     Magaji Nda     Jamiu Oyawoye     Bond     Lithium Deposit     Assayomo     Oyawoye     Rotimi Atere    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kola Bukoye     Omu-aran     AGILE Programme     Just Event Online     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Monsurat Omotosho     Baba-Isale     Omoniyi Ayinla     IFK     Ahman Pategi University     IDPU     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Suleiman Mora Omar     Buari Edun     Bio Ibrahim     Www.Kwarareports.com     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Baboko     Basit Olatunji     Saka Keji     Jebba     Centre For Digital Economy     Aliyu Alhassan     Sherif Shagaya     John Olajide Adedipe     Muftau Akanbi Oke     PAACO-PCL Consortium     John Mayokun Dada     Abegunde Goke     Adegoke Bamidele     Atiku     Tafida Of Ilorin     Bamidele Adegoke     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Sanitation Exercise     Rihanat Ajia     Oko Erin     Balikis Jawondo     Talaka Parapo     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Okasanmi Ajayi     Yunus Lawal     Students Union Government     GRA     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Goodluck Jonathan     MAI Akande     Salaudeen Oyewale     Clara Nwachukwu     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Ibrahim Mohammed     Funmilayo Zubair     Tunde Saad     Saad Omo Iya     Dumagi     Ayegbeni     JSSCE     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Roseline Oni Aremu     Riskat Opakunle     Ndama Al-hassan     Kumbi Titilope     Mahe Abdulkadir     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Saidu Isa     Ademola Kiyesola     Hassan Saliu     Folorunsho Alao     Shonga     Sa\'adu Gambari     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Yusuf Aiyedun