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EFCC arrests Chinese for illegal mining

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Chinese national, Gang Deng, was arrested by EFCC for illegal mining

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.

The anti-graft agency said it recovered lepidolite from the Chinese national.

Deng was arrested on Friday, September 9, 2022 and found to be in possession of crude minerals without authority.

A truck load of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.

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The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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