Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested eight persons and seized six trucks for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities along the Ilorin–Ogbomoso axis of Kwara and Oyo states.
The PUNCH reports that the arrests bring to 18 the total number of persons apprehended by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate for suspected illegal mining activities within a month.
A statement on Monday by EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the suspects were arrested on Saturday following credible intelligence and days of surveillance on unlawful mineral excavation and transportation across parts of the two states.
Oyewale said the suspects were intercepted alongside six truckloads of assorted minerals suspected to be lithium and kaolin.
“Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested eight persons and six trucks for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities along the Ilorin – Ogbomoso axis of Kwara and Oyo States.
“The suspects were arrested on Saturday, February 20, 2026, following credible intelligence and days of surveillance on unlawful mineral excavation and transportation across parts of the two states. The suspects were intercepted last weekend alongside six truckloads of assorted minerals suspected to be lithium and kaolin.”
He said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly operated without the requisite licences, permits, or regulatory approvals for mining activities.
“The suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of the ongoing investigations, ” Oyewale added.
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