12 illegal miners arrested in Ogun
No fewer than 12 illegal miners have been arrested by the Operatives of the Ogun State-owned security agency, the So-Safe Corps.
It was gathered that the 12 suspects were arrested between September 28 and 30, “while stealing the the State government resources.”
Moruf Yusuf, So-Safe Corps spokesman, confirmed the development, saying that the illegal miners were held at Abeku Adekanmbi Village, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun.
He stated that the 12 were apprehended “while stealing mineral resources like coal and gold from under the ground.”
According to him, the So-Safe Commander, Soji Ganzallo, had without further delay, instructed that reports of the suspects’ preliminary investigation be forwarded to the Corps State headquarters in Abeokuta, directing that other accomplices who escaped through motorbikes be brought to book.
Yusuf, however, said that the suspects have since been transfered to the Ijebu Igbo Divisional Police Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution.
