The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the arrest of 10 suspected illegal miners in Oyo State. Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the EFCC, stated that the suspects were apprehended in the Ogbomoso area with six trucks fully loaded with lithium.
The arrested individuals were identified as Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq, and Olufimihan Eniola.
Oyewale said, “Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested ten suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The arrests followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in the illegal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium, and their evacuation to unknown destinations. The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.”