EFCC Chairman Vows to Arrest Sponsors, Buyers Behind Illegal Mining in Nigeria
SNOW TV NEWS DESKThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to intensify efforts to combat illegal mining by targeting financiers, mineral buyers, and influential individuals providing support for the illicit trade in Nigeria.Olukoyede disclosed this on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in Ilorin, Kwara State, while speaking at a conference on illegal mining, corruption and its environmental consequences.The conference was organized by the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) in collaboration with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA).Speaking on the theme "Uprooting the Roots of Resource Theft: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Mining Corruption and Increasing Insecurity in Nigeria,” the EF...