Police in Zamfara have arrested two Chinese nationals for alleged involvement in illegal mining of gold.
The suspects, identified as Wang and Chun, were arrested on Sunday by a team led by the Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo, at Nasarawa Burkullu village in Kwali, Bukkuyum Local Government Area.
It was learnt that the miners were arrested following a tip-off received on April 19 of illegal minig activities in the area despite the Federal Government’s ban on all mining activities.
Zamfara police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, said Mr Nagogo led a special taskforce to the area on April 20 to ascertain the veracity of the information.
“The information proved to be credible one as hundreds of miners scattered as soon as they saw the team. Two labourers were, however, arrested who confirmed the presence of Chinese and Bulkinabe nationals among others,” Mr Shehu said.
“On April 25, information had it that Chinese and Bulkinabe nationals are taking shelter somewhere in Nasarawa Burkullu. On April 26, the Commissioner of Police led another team to the same village where two Chinese nationals were seen with all the chemicals necessary for making gold.
“The two Chinese nationals Mr Wang and Mr Chun are being interrogated to get more information that could help the course of investigation.”
