The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners during a coordinated enforcement operation that led to the closure of an illegal mining site in Osun State.
The suspects, Danladi Isa and Musa Kabiru, both in their twenties, are casual workers.
Both are giving useful information that would help investigators fish out their sponsors.
The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development from Ogun, Oyo and Osun states in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa along the Ile-Ife-Ilesa Road.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Lara Owoeye-Wise, said the operation followed credible intelligence on the activities of illegal miners operating in the area.
