By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CC Augustine Padonu yesterday, said
10 suspected illegal miners are now in the command net.
CC Padonu who expressed this in Ibadan while parading the suspects at the command headquarters declared that the 10 suspects were arrested on offences bordering on illegal mining operation and criminal conspiracy in different locations in the state.
The state NSCDC commandant gave the name of the suspects as Adeoti Kolawole ‘M’ 61 , oyedijo Idowu ‘M 19, Muritala Ismailia ‘M 39, Mohammed Muritala ‘M’ 40, Ayuba ismaila ‘M’ 33, Sunday Ayoola , ‘M 49, Adeleke Sunday ‘M 42, Olamide Ajibola, ‘M’ 34, Adeyemo Abbas’s ‘M’ 39 and Numideen Aliu ‘M’ 35years.
He pointed out that Adeoti Kolawole ‘M’ 61,the alleged leader of a group of suspects carrying out illegal exploration and mining of Tourmaline minerals; Oyedijo Idowu ‘M’ 19 ,a generator repairer; Muritala ‘M’ 40, a labourer and Ayuba Ismaila ‘M’ 33 (also a labourer), were arrested on 17th February 2024 at about 0800hrs
According to him, the suspects were arrested for illegally exploring and mining solid minerals suspected to be Tourmaline without licence at Elese Erin village, Ona Ara local Government, Oyo State.
He stressed further that other suspects namely Sunday Ayoola ‘M’ 49( Owner of the product) , Adeleke Sunday’M’ 42 (Drivers) Olamide Ajibola ‘M’ 34 (Driver), Adeyemo Abbas ‘M’ ( Driver) and Numideen Abbas ‘M’ 35 ( Driver) were arrested for allegedly dealing in illegal possession and purchase of Lithium minerals at Ipapo town , Itesiwaju local government Area of the state without license to purchase and to possess the products
The NSCDC commandant noted that exhibit recovered from the suspects included Toyota Haice with registration number MNV 811 YN, Toyota Haice with registration number LSD 136 XG, others are Mazda E2200 with registration number KRD 495 XF and Mazda E2200 with registration number LSD 321 XN .
CC Padonu said also recovered are two big generators used for illegal mining , Tiger GC3800 CXS and Yahma Generator 7000 DXE. The mineral resources found in the buses are Lithium mineral and Tourmaline.
He urged the people of the state to always furnish the corps or the sister agencies with good information whenever they notice any illegal activities in their vicinity as all the suspects paraded will be arraigned in the court of law after the conclusion of the investigation.
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