The defendants were brought before Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia of Court 6, Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, following their arrest on May 16, 2026, for allegedly conducting mining operations without lawful authority or a valid licence in Kokona Local Government Area of the state.
The Mining Marshals have arraigned 15 Chinese nationals and nine Nigerians before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged involvement in illegal lithium mining activities in Nasarawa State.
The defendants were brought before Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia of Court 6, Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, following their arrest on May 16, 2026, for allegedly conducting mining operations without lawful authority or a valid licence in Kokona Local Government Area of the state.
SaharaReporters gathered that the suspects were arrested within a mineral title area covered by Exploration Licence No. 036528-EL, belonging to TIMADIX Geomin Consult Ltd. The alleged illegal mining activities reportedly took place within the coordinates of longitude 8° 4' 12"E and latitude 8° 34' 12"N.
According to the charge sheet, the defendants are accused of unlawfully engaging in mining activities in violation of Section 1(8)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap. M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004.
