EFCC Arrests Seven for Illegal Mining and Two for Attempted Bribery

Date: 2024-05-29

According to a news report from the official EFCC Facebook page, operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested seven individuals for illegal mining activities and two others for attempting to bribe EFCC operatives with N1.2 million.

The arrests were made on Friday, 24 May 2024, in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, following credible intelligence and several days of surveillance. The suspects are Waliyu Abidoye, Abubakar Auwal, Abdulrauf Hakim, Sabiu Usman, Salihu Godwin, Dauda Mohammed, and Olalekan Aremu.

During the operation, five truckloads of assorted minerals suspected to include lepidolite, lithium, and other precious stones were seized. Investigations revealed that the suspects were unlicensed miners lacking the necessary authorisation to purchase and possess these minerals. They were also found to be evading payment of royalties to both federal and state governments.

Additionally, two other individuals, Faleti Waheed and Noah Olalekan, were arrested for offering a N1.2 million bribe to EFCC operatives in an attempt to secure the release of one of the seized trucks. The operatives, pretending to accept the bribe, arrested the duo at the point of transaction. Waheed, who claimed to be a manager at a filling station in Ogbomosho, had N995,500 on him, while Olalekan, who identified as a scavenger, was found with N201,000.

The suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of ongoing investigations.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Yakubu Gobir     Paul Olawoore     Elerin Of Adanla     Aliyu Umar     Convocation Ceremonies     Kwara 2015     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Oyun     Radio SBS     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Joseph Bamigboye     Babajide Ajayi     United Nigeria Airline     Taofik Mustapha     Kwara NIPR     Atiku     Mufti Of Ilorin     Royal FM     Yusuf Badmus     Dele Belgore     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Saduki Lafiagi     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Elekoyangan     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Christopher Odetunde     Aliyu Sabi     Owode Market     Saad Omo\'ya     Hamza Usman     Muhammed Akanbi     Maigida     Lanwa     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Afolayan     Ben Duntoye     Timothy Akangbe     Jumoke F. Ajao     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Olaoye B. Felix     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Aremu Bose Deborah     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Nigeria Computer Society     Tunji Moronfoye     Gbajabiamila     Ilorin Emirate     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Onikijipa     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Tsaragi-Share     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Kayode Ibrahim     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Valsolar     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Olusola Saraki     Ajidagba     April 11     Aso Ofi     Emmanuel Bello     Kisira     Reuben Paraje     Bankole Omisore     Shehu Adaramaja     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Folashade Omoniyi     Age AbdulKareem     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Kola Bukoye     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Universal Basic Education Commission    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Umar Ayinla Saro     Aliyu Salihu     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Patience Jonathan     Wahab Issa     AGF Abdulrazaq     Afonja     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Iyeru Grammar School     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Kaiama     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Wole Oke     Temi Kolawole     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Abubakar Baba     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Amusement Park     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Adijat Adebiyi     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Sunset Workers     Omotoso     Al-Adaby     Aisha Buhari     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Salihu Jibril Garbi     AGILE Programme     National Party Of Nigeria     Salman Alada     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Pilgrims Board     Post-utme     Omu-aran     Osinbajo     AbdulRahman Saad     Col. Adedipe     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Mohammed Ibrahim     Ahmed Dankaya     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Irepodun     Sarah Alade     Jumoke F. Ajao     Yusuf Arowosaye     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Kwara State Television     Olaoye B. Felix     Moses Afolayan     Playing Host     Garba Ado Sanni     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Olatunde Olukoya     Wahab Isa     Tunji Folami     V.O. Abioye     Ilorin East     PPS     Oniwasi Agbaye     Akorede     Mutawali     Kola Shittu     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Oba Abu     IQRA College     Bursary     Najim Yaasin     Charcoal     Mumeen Lah     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Kuliyan Geri     Idi-Ape     Bello Oyedepo