EFCC Arrests Seven for Illegal Mining and Two for Attempted Bribery
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.
Jelili Yusuf General Hospital, Offa Prince Sunday Fagbemi Alikinla Gbenga Awoyale Sulyman Age AbdulKareem NAWOJ Kisira Ajuloopin CCEPE PAACO-PCL Consortium Moro Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Rex Olawoye Elese Of Igbaja Islamiya Abdulraheem Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman Kale Ayo Zaratu Umar Abatemi Usman Bolaji Nagode N-Power Esinrogunjo Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Bamikole Omishore Coalition Of Kwara North Groups Kayode Alabi Zara Umar Mutawalle Jani Ibrahim ER-KANG Yetunde Balogun Lola Ashiru Aliyu Sabi C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Adebayo Salami ASUU Oba Sulaiman Asude Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Ike Ekweremadu Yusuf Abdulwahab Shagari Ibrahim Abiodun Wahab Egbewole Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Simeon Ajibola Ghali Muhammed Isaac Gbenle Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Tayo Awodiji Eleja Chemiroy Nigeria Limited Revenue Court Henry Olaosebikan Ilorin Central Mosque Dauda Adeniran Adeshola JAAC Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon Balogun-Ojomu Kwara State Branch Of The National Library Alabi Lawal Alanamu Patience Jonathan Oba-Solagberu Awoye Atiku Apaokagi Oyun LEAH Charity Foundation Kawu Gbenga Olawepo Medview Airlines Ibrahim Orire Titus Ashaolu Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Ilesha-Baruba Alabere

