The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 31 suspected illegal miners in Jos, Plateau State, following an intelligence-led operation.
Operatives from the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Directorate carried out the arrests on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the premises of Jiasheng Nigeria Limited, located at Dura Rayfield, Mangu Road, Jos. According to the commission, credible intelligence linked the company to illegal mining activities in the state.
The suspects include four Chinese nationals—Liang Qinyong, Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing, and Long Kechong—as well as 27 Nigerians. Among them were suppliers found in possession of unprocessed solid minerals suspected to have been illegally mined.
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The Nigerian suspects include Akilu Akonimi, Umar Mohammed, Aaron Davo, Auwal Abdullahi, Haruna Umar, Prosper Goddey, Alex Long, Mathew Onmaza, Oupe Anzaku, Samson Luka, John Nwang, Saidu Mohammed, Mohammed Musa, Abubakar Ibrahim, Mohammed Zaradeen, Yakubu Adidzi, Isah Dahiru, Yusuf Musa, Benjamin D. Dalop, Ibrahim Wakili, Adam Muhammed, Abubakar Ahmed Muazu, Murtala Abubakar, Peter Yakubu, Ibrahim Musa, Monday Christopher, and Billard Musa.
EFCC recovered several items at the scene, including a truck loaded with eight bags of processed Monazite, each weighing 1,000kg and valued at ₦4 million per bag.