Chinese national arrested for illegal mining in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – A 29-year-old Chinese, Gang Deng, was arrested on Friday for alleged illegal mining in central Nigeria, the country’s financial crimes agency said.
Deng was found to be in possession of crude minerals without authority approval, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement on Saturday.
“A truck load of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.
“The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” he said.
