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sitting in quara state has sentenced two
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Chinese Nationals to 2 years
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imprisonment with an option of 1 million
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naira each in addition to the payment of
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14 million nairas to the federal
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government of Nigeria as royalties after
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the court found them guilty of
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committing the crime of illegal mining
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in the state without due approval from
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appropriate Authority just as men of the
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economic and financial crimes Commission
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efcc on Saturday arrested 31 others in
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Joss Plateau State over illegal mining
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which included 27 Nigerians and four
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Chinese Nationals details of the news
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reportage are presented below as
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reported by the public relations unit of
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the economic and financial crimes
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efcc Court jails two Chinese for illegal
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mining in quara Justice aboma a wboro of
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the federal high court auren on Friday
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March 7th 2025 convicted and sentenced
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two Chinese yangcha and musan schan to
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prison for illegal mining of solid
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minerals in quara state they were
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convicted along with their company crus
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chemical Nigeria limited they were
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prosecuted on a onec count charge
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bordering on dealing with il legal solid
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minerals mining the charge reads that U
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yangcha wanan and cus chemical Nigeria
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limited sometime in March 2024 within
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the jurisdiction of the federal High
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Court engaged in dealing with minerals
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without lawful Authority thereby
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committing an offense contrary to
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unpunishable under Section
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134b of the Nigerian minerals and Mining
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2007 they pleaded guilty when it was
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read to them following which efcc
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Council Sean oo reviewed the facts of
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the case through a witness an operative
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of the commission who tended the
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defendants extrajudicial statements a
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report from the Nigeria Geological
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Survey agency and the defendants
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passports all of which were admitted in
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evidence satisfied that the prosecution
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has proven its case Beyond reasonable
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doubts justice aoro found the defendants
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guilty convicted and sentenced him to
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two years imprisonment each or to pay 1
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million nairas fine respectively the 1
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million nairas fine was also extended to
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the company in addition to their
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sentences the convicts are to remit the
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sum of 14 million nairas in royalties to
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the federal government while all solid
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minerals found in the premises of the
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company located at number one it Road
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along Ogen Mak an AED Road Omi Ogen
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state were forfeited to the federal
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government efcc arrests 31 suspected
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illegal miners in Joss operatives of the
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economic and financial crimes Commission
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efcc kaduna zonal directorate on
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Saturday March 8th 2025 arrested 31
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suspected illegal miners in Jos Plateau
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state capital they were arrested in the
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premises of jashen Nigeria Limited
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located at Dura Rayfield mangu Road Jos
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follow incredible intelligence linking
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the company to Illegal mining activities
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in the state the arrested included four
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Chinese and 27 Nigerians part of whom
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were suppliers in possession of
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unprocessed solid minerals suspected to
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have been illegally mined they Liang
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chyong Wang w g Jun jaing long Kong ailu
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economy Umar Muhammad Aaron Deo a ABD
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alahi Haruna Umar proser godi Alex long
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Matthew on maaza panzu Samson Luca John
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no Wang and sidu Muhammad others are
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Muhammad Musa Abu bakar ibraim Muhammad
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zerin yuu adidi Isa deu Yousef Musa
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Benjamin D dup Ibrahim wacky Adam
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Muhammad Abu bakar Ahmed marzu matala
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Abu Baka Peter yakubu ibraim Musa Monday
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Christopher and Bard Musa items
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recovered in the premises upon the
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arrests included a truck loaded with
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eight bags of process monite weighing
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1,000 kg worth 4 million niras each they
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would be charged to court as soon as
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concluded bringing you the news in a