The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate Ikoyi has arrested six Nigerians and two Chinese nationals for allegedly being involved in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun State.
Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, disclosed that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency during a sting operation on Friday, 9 May 2025.
He gave the names of the suspects as Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Wasiu Ademola Alao, Ajibola Nurudeen, Ibrahim Yinusa, Matthew Mathias, Oluwaseun Amoo, and Saidu Shuaibu.
Items recovered from the suspects include a Toyota 4Runner SUV, mobile phones, samples of suspected low-grade lithium, ATM cards, and international passports.
Three trucks loaded with sacks of substances suspected to be ground lithium powder, four LED flashlights, and some yet-to-be-identified solid minerals, others were also recovered.
