{"id":332645,"date":"2024-07-26T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=332645"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:21:02","slug":"photos-abuja-operation-yields-13-arrests-for-suspected-illegal-mining-says-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/26\/photos-abuja-operation-yields-13-arrests-for-suspected-illegal-mining-says-efcc\/","title":{"rendered":"(PHOTOS): Abuja operation yields 13 arrests for suspected illegal mining, says EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>In February, the anti-graft agency said it impounded 12 trucks containing some illegally mined solid minerals in Kwara.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The EFCC added that the solid minerals were being transported outside the country to the detriment of the Nigerian economy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested 13 suspected illegal miners in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialEFCC\/status\/1816781218874290203\"><strong>statement<\/strong><\/a> on Friday, the agency said illegal miners were nabbed in the Asokoro area of Abuja in an operation on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC said the suspects were taken into custody after operatives acted on credible intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-332652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0137.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0137-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0137-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-332653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0136.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0136-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-332654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0135.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0135-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0135-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-332655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0134.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240726-WA0134-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suspects were intercepted and arrested following credible intelligence linking them with the transportation of tons of coal and kaolin in five trucks from Nassarawa State to a site in Kaduna State,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February, the anti-graft agency said it impounded 12 trucks containing some illegally mined solid minerals in Kwara. 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