Some personnel of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five persons for possession and conveyance of three truckloads of assorted solid minerals suspected to be mined without an appropriate licence.
The suspects are three truck drivers and two truck boys.
Their arrest, which was effected on Maraba road, Ilorin Kwara State and Ogbomosho, Oyo State between March 21 and 22, 2024, followed credible intelligence and surveillance.
The suspects were arrested while conveying solid minerals suspected to be marble stone, white powder, lithium and lepidolite, to Shagamu and Alakija in Ogun and Lagos States for commercial purposes without a requisite licence.
The Ilorin Zonal Command had on February 5, 2024 arrested 41 persons for suspected illegal mining activities and impounded 12 truckloads of assorted minerals mined without an appropriate licence.
The suspects will be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.