WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Federal High Court, Jos, Plateau State has ordered the deportation of four convicted Chinese: Liang Quin Yong, Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing and Long Kechong over their illegal mining of solid minerals in the state. Justice Dorcas V. Agishi ordered that the convicts be deported from Nigeria and banned from re-entering the country, while forfeiting N134 million recovered from them to the federal government of Nigeria. This is according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday. According to the Commission, the defendants were arrested on March 8, 2025, at JLM Mining company site following credible intelligence on the activities of some Chinese suspected to be involved in illegal mining activities in Jos, Plateau State. “That you, Wang Huajie on or about 9th of March, at Dura Rayfield axis of Jos, Plateau State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did commit an offence to wit; without lawful authority engaged in the purchase of Mineral Resources and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 1(8)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act 1983. “That you, Zhong Jiajing on or about on or about 9th of March, at Dura Rayfield axis of Jos, Plateau State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did commit an offence to wit; without lawful authority engaged in the purchase of Mineral Resources and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 1(8)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act 1983,” the charges partly reads. At the court session, they pleaded guilty to the charges after arraignment. “All proceeds of crime are to be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Liang Quin Yong is to forfeit the sum of N134,874,769.01, which formed the proceeds of the unlawful purchase of the mineral resources,” the judge ruled, according to the EFCC statement.
Illegal Mining: Court deports 4 Chinese from Nigeria, forfeits N134 million to FG
