The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners at Ndito-Eka-Iba village in Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The five alleged illegal miners were arrested by the “Special Task Force on Illegal Mining” at the EFCC’s zonal office in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement on Sunday, September 15, 2024, said the Chinese nations were apprehended following credible intelligence on the illegal activities of foreign mining companies within Eket and Ibieno Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State.
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The arrested Chinese suspects are Zhon Qinping arrested on September 10 at Ibieno Local Government Area, while Li Yi, Xie Bin, Chen Mou Zhou, and Chen Zeng were arrested on August 29, 2024, at the same location.
“They were all arrested at an illegal mining site of a mineral suspected to be ilmenite, a titanium-iron oxide mineral,” the EFCC said.
It added that the suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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