September 10, (THEWILL) – The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 29-year-old Chinese national, Gang Deng, for suspected illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Deng was arrested on Friday and found to be in possession of solid minerals without authority.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued on Saturday, by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said a truckload of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.
“The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded”, the statement added.
