TWO CHINESE NATIONALS ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL MINING IN ZAMFARA
Zamfara State Police arrested two Chinese Nationals for engaging in illegal mining in Zamfara State.
The PRO officer of the Command, SP Mohammed Shehu disclosed this in a statement released on April 27.
The arrested Chinese nationals have been identified as Mr. WANG and Mr. CHUN and are currently being interrogated, police say.
According to Shehu, the police first received a tip-off on April 19 that foreigners and Nigerians were engaging in illegal mining in the state.
After careful investigations, the police led by CP Usman Nagogo psc caught the two Chinese Nationals in a village in Nasarawa Burkullu. The suspects were seen with all the chemicals necessary for making gold.
The federal government had in 2019 banned all mining activities in Zamfara state.
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