Oyo State Government, on Monday, said it has arrested 32 illegal miners, including two Chinese nationals over activities of illegal miners at Sooro market in Kishi, Irepo Local Government Area of the state.
The state Director-General of Operation Burst, Col James Oladipo Ajibola, announced this shortly after a critical security stakeholders’ meeting held at the Deputy Governor’s Office, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital.
It will be recalled that the state Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal had, during a clearance operation against the illegal miners at the market, on Sunday, ordered its closure and immediate evacuation of all illegal structures and shanties built across the market and the precious stones.
