Officials of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested seven suspects for illegal mining activities and seized five truckloads of minerals from the suspects.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement posted on X.com on Wednesday.
The officials also arrested two others, Faleti Waheed and Noah Olalekan, for attempting to secure the release of one of the trucks with a N1.2 million bribe.
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