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EFCC nabs 2 Chinese, 6 others for illegal mining

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos have arrested two Chinese nationals and six Nigerians for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun. This is contained in a statement made available by the commission in Abuja on Saturday. The suspects are Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Matthew Mathias, Oluwaseun Amoo, …

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Oyo unveils joint task force on illegal mining

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The Oyo State government has inaugurated a joint task force on illegal mining to enforce the Executive Order 001/2023. This is contained in a statement in Ibadan on Monday by the state commissioner for information and civic orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade said that the inauguration, which was held on Monday at Iseyin City Hall, Iseyin, attracted government officials, traditional rulers, …

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EFCC director sounds alarm as visa racketeering, cybercrimes spread in Kaduna

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26 April 2025
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The Acting Zonal Director, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, Bawa Usman Kaltungo on Friday visited the Executive Officials of Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) along with his management team on courtesy call. Kaltungo who was newly posted to the Zonal Directorate expressed gratitude to the NUJ members for the support and …

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Oyo lawmaker seeks stricter action against illegal mining

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8 April 2025
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A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Anthony Ogunsola, has called for more decisive executive intervention while citing escalating security threats and exploitation linked to unregulated mining in the State. During a House session on Tuesday, Ogunsola, representing Iwajowa Constituency, presented a motion detailing how illegal mining fuels banditry, kidnapping, and environmental degradation in host communities. Ogunsola, who …

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31 nabbed as EFCC busts illegal mining syndicate in Jos

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10 March 2025
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, have arrested 31 suspected illegal miners in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The suspects, including four Chinese nationals and 27 Nigerians, were apprehended on Saturday, March 8, 2025, during a raid at the premises of Jiasheng Nigeria Limited, located at Dura Rayfield, Mangu Road, Jos. The EFCC, in a …

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Illegal mining: FG warns against storing of explosives at homes

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30 January 2025
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The Federal Government has cautioned individuals against storing explosive devices in their homes for illegal mining activities, emphasising the grave risks such practices pose to lives and property. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, issued this warning on Thursday, 30 January 2025, during a condolence visit to Sabon Pegi, Niger State, where a dynamite explosion on Monday …

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Oshiomhole accuses some retired generals over illegal mining

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25 January 2025
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  A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, on Friday, accused some unnamed retired military generals of complicity in illegal mining activities going on across the country. Oshiomole, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his report before the Senate Committee …

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Ghana protesters demand end to illegal mining

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3 October 2024
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Hundreds of Ghanaians, most of them university students, protested on the streets of the capital city Accra on Thursday to demand an immediate halt to illegal mining. The demonstrators, who plan to stage rallies for three days, are also demanding the release of 54 activists detained last month for demonstrating against illegal mining. The government’s handling of illegal mining — …

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Illegal mining: FG conducts clearance operation in Kogi site

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8 September 2024
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The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. According to a statement by his media aide, Mr. Segun Tomori, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake said the exercise was part of efforts to combat illegal mining and sanitise the sector. …

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FG prosecutes illegal mining suspects in Kogi, Ondo

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2 September 2024
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As part of ongoing efforts to sanitise the mining sector, the federal government has charged suspected illegal miners arrested in Kogi and Ondo states during a recent operation led by the Mining Marshals to court.   The operation, code-named “Operation Hayakin Kogo”, took place in the Ikah Community of Ankpa LGA, Kogi State resulting in the arrest of two (2) …

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