Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in Niger, Recovers Generators, Other Items

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested nine suspected illegal miners, comprising five Chinese and four Nigerians, in Niger State.

The suspects are Wu Ping, Xu XianLiang, Xu Aimin, Xeu Cihuo, Liu Changhua, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Sunday Oladele, Destiny John, and Bulus Samuel.

According to the EFCC, they were apprehended in Kaniyan Village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, following actionable intelligence on their illegal mining activities.

EFCC highlighted the items found and recovered from them, including one Stamford power generating set, one super quality power generating set, Inlong power generating set, three industrial crushing machines, three small industrial crushing machines, and one Quangutaigaajing JIareshebei gold melting machine.

Others include four small dumper trucks, three pay loaders, three Elepaq water pumping machine, one Tacoma truck, one Lexus 470 SUV, three diesel rubber tanks, one Taiyo power generating set, one Senwei SP6800 small power generating set, one Laison 40000x power generating set, and one welding machine (Bx1-400).

Additional items are one 25.2kg activated carbon chemical, four drilling machines, one kaishan KSCY-33018 power generating set, one JMC power generating set, one Yuchai power generating set, one filing machine, four gas powered power generating sets, one extractor, two big gas cylinders, and one Honda pumping machine.

Other recovered items include one Super Zandaz water pumping machine, one Max Mec welding machine, two cartons of explosives, three cap for blasting stones, a white-coloured detection device, two small scales, two mining head gear/safety cap, a laptop computer, and seven bottles of chemicals.

The Commission added that the suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

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