Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners at Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, revealed this information in a statement on Sunday, stating that the suspects were detained by the Commission’s Special Task Force on August 29 and September 10.
In his statement, he said “The five alleged illegal miners were arrested by the “Special Task Force on Illegal Mining” a mineral suspected to be ilmenite, a titanium-iron oxide at the Commission’s Zonal office in Uyo, following credible intelligence on the illegal activities of foreign mining companies within Eket and Ibeno Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State.
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He identified the arrested Chinese suspects are: Zhon Qinping arrested on September 10, 2024 at Ibieno Local Government Area, while Li Yi, Xie Bin, Chen Mou Zhou and Chen Zeng were arrested on August 29, 2024 at the same location.
They were all arrested at an illegal mining site of a mineral suspected to be ilmenite, a titanium-iron oxide mineral.
