The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives have arrested four Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State.
The suspects who were arrested on Saturday by the NSCDC Mining Marshalls were operating an unauthorized mining hotspot where lithium is being illicitly traded with the connivance of some unscrupulous individuals in the area.
The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, said in a statement on Sunday the arrest of the foreigners followed the deployment of specialized personnel as Federal Government Mining Marshals.
