WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Thirty-one suspected illegal miners in Jos, Plateau State, have been apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspects, comprising four Chinese and 27 Nigerians, some who are suppliers in possession of unprocessed solid minerals, suspected to have been illegally mined, were picked up on Saturday, March 8, 2025, by the officers from the Kaduna Zonal Directorate. A statement from the agency said the accused persons were arrested in the premises of Jiasheng Nigeria Limited, located at Dura Rayfield, Mangu Road, Jos following credible intelligence linking the company to illegal mining activities in the state. Items recovered in the premises upon the arrests included a truck loaded with eight bags of processed Monazite, weighing 1000kg, worth N4 million each. The suspects are Liang Qinyong,Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing, Long Kechong, Akilu Akonimi, Umar Mohammed, Aaron Davo, Auwal Abdullahi, Haruna Umar, Prosper Goddey, Alex Long, Mathew Onmaza, Oupe Anzaku, Samson Luka, John Nwang and Saidu Mohammed. Others are Mohammed Musa, Abubakar Ibrahim, Mohammed Zaradeen, Yakubu Adidzi, Isah Dahiru, Yusuf Musa, Benjamin .D. Dalop, Ibrahim Wakili, Adam Muhammed, Abubakar Ahmed Muazu, Murtala Abubakar, Peter Yakubu, Ibrahim Musa, Monday Christopher and Billard Musa.
4 Chinese, 27 Nigerian Illegal Miners in EFCC Custody
