Four Chinese have been arrested by the Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Spokesman of the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
“Following the commissioning of some specially trained NSCDC personnel as Federal Government Mining Marshals, the team has intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal miners sabotaging the economy of the nation. “The Mining Marshalls with a renewed vigour swung into action following credible intelligence and uncovered an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Onoja added that an application would be lodged in court for forfeiture of the impounded lithium minerals while the proceeds would be remitted to the Federal Government. According to him, preliminary investigations have unearthed where the minerals were being disposed of without the required license. He said, 'The arrested suspects have confessed to the crime, admitting that they held no certificate or license to deal in the solid minerals.
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