Two Chinese nationals, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, were sentenced to imprisonment for illegal mining activities in Kwara State. They, along with their company Ebuy Concept Limited, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court in Ilorin. The charges included possession of solid minerals without a license and non-payment of royalties to the federal government.
Their conviction was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, who said the Chinese nationals were arrested after they had purchased 30 tons of minerals, transported via a truck with Registration Number JJJ 386 XT, at Banni in Kaiama LGA of the state in February, an offence that contravenes Section 1(8)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act 1984.
“Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences,” the EFCC spokesman said.
