27 illegal miners nabbed in Osun State , 17 Chinese, 9 locals & 1 traditional chief
Osun state government has arrested 27 illegal miners , 17 were Chinese nationals , 9 were locals and 1 traditional chief .
They were apprehended by the the state Joint Task Force (JTF) , recently inaugurated by Governor Adegnoyega Oyetola. The Chinese nationals didn’t speak any understandable English , one of the Chinese , May Zam was the only one who could speak passable English among them , she disclosed that she was ignorant of her job being illegal. She further said she worked for different companies and she thought the companies have mining licenses , although she refused to mention the name of the current company’s she’s working with , but she said the company is sponsored by a Nigerian .
All 27 is said to be Prosecuted by the state .
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