The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, says it has intercepted a truck with 36 tonnes of lithium along the Jebba Expressway, Okolowo Area of Ilorin.
The NSCDC State Commandant, Abbas Nda-Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday.
The commandant said that the interception took place around 10pm on Friday.
“A truck vehicle, marked DKA 990 XJ, Kaduna State, conveying about 36 tonnes of substances, suspected to be lithium ore, was intercepted by the corps.
“Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects failed to provide valid mining licences, waybills or any legal documents authorising the possession and transportation of the mineral resources,” he said.
