Chinese National has been arrested for illegal mining in Kwara.
Glamtush reports that the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a 29-year-old Chinese, Gang Deng, for suspected illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.
This online newspaper understands that Deng was arrested on Friday, September 9, and found to be in possession of crude minerals without authority.
The spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday.
The EFCC said a truckload of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.
The suspect, according to the statement, will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
