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Speaker 1: Federal High Court sitting in Quira State has sentenced two

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Chinese nationals to two years imprisonment with an option of

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one million nairo each in addition to the payment of

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fourteen million niras to the Federal Government of Nigeria as royalties,

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after the court found them guilty of committing the crime

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of illegal mining in the state without due approval from

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appropriate authority, just as men of the Economic and Financial

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Crimes Commission EFCC on Saturday arrested thirty one others in

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jos Platau State over illegal mining, which included twenty seven

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Nigerians and four Chinese nationals. Details of the news reportage

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are presented below as reported by the Public Relations Unit

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of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. Court jails

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two Chinese for illegal mining in Quara. Justice Abambula and

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Woboro of the Federal High Court a Lawn on Friday,

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March seventh, twenty twenty five, convicted and sentenced to Chinese

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Yang Chu and Mushan shi Hwan to prison for illegal

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mining of solid minerals in Quira State. They were convicted

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along with their company Kreus Chemical Nigeria Limited. They were

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prosecuted on a one count charge bordering on dealing with

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illegal solid minerals mining. The charge reads that yu Yang

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chow Wu, Shan Schwan and Creus Chemical Nigeria Limited, sometime

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in March twenty twenty four, within the jurisdiction of the

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Federal High Court, engaged in dealing with minerals without lawful authority,

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thereby committing an offense contrary to unpunishable under section one

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hundred and thirty four B of the Nigerian Minerals and

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Mining Act two thousand and seven. They pleaded guilty when

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it was read to them, following which e fc C

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Council Seysan owner reviewed the facts of the case through

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a witness, an operative of the Commission who tended the

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defendant’s extra judicial statements, a report from the Nigeria Geological

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Survey Agency, and the defense tendants passports, all of which

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were admitted in evidence. Satisfied that the prosecution has proven

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its case beyond reasonable doubts, Justice A. Woggborough found the

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defendants guilty, convicted and sentenced them to two years imprisonment

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each or to pay one million nira’s fine respectively. The

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one million niras fine was also extended to the company.

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In addition to their sentences, the convicts are to remit

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the sum of fourteen million nirahs in royalties to the

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federal government, while all solid minerals found in the premises

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of the company located at number one Idiot Road, a

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Long Organ Maconodd Road, homi Ogan State where forfeited to

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the federal government. E f c C arrests thirty one

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suspected illegal miners in Jos. Operatives of the Economic and

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Financial Crimes Commission e f c C Kadunah Zonal Directorate

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on Saturday, March eighth, twenty twenty five arrested thirty one

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suspected illegal miners in Jos, Plato State capital. They were

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arrested in the premises of Jasheng Nigeria Limited located at

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Dura ray Field, Mangou Road, Joss, following credible intelligence linking

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the company to illegal mining activities in the state. The

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arrested included four Chinese and twenty seven Nigerians, part of

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whom were suppliers in possession of unprocessed solid minerals suspected

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to have been illegally mined. They are Liang, Chinyong, Wangwaji Jung, Jadjing,

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Long Qachong, Pakilu, Economy, Umar Mohammad Aarondevo, Awl Abdullahi, Peruna,

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Umar Prosper Godi, Alex Long, matthew Anmaza Upanzaku, Samson, Luka,

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John Nawang and Saidu Mohammad. Others are Mohammad Musa, Abu Baka, Ibrahem,

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Mohammad Zaradin, Yukubu, Adidzi Isadehiu, Yusuf Musa, Benjamin d Dlap,

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Ibrahem Wakli Adam, Mohammad Abubakha, r Menmrazu, Matala Abubakha, Peter Yakubu, Ibrahem, Musa, Monday,

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Christopher and Billard Musa. Items recovered in the premises upon

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the arrests included a truck loaded with eight bags of

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process monozite weighing one thousand kilograms worth four million niers each.

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They would be charged to court as soon as investigations

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are concluded. Osasuadi bringing BRINGI in a Morgica way