EFCC strengthens collaboration with Army, DSS to combat illegal mining in Kwara

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intensified efforts to curb amerciable mining and related crimes successful Kwara State done renewed collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS).

The caller Zonal Director of the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Directorate, Assistant Commander of the EFCC Victoria Ugo-Ali, paid strategical courtesy visits connected Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to the Commandant of the 22 Armoured Brigade, Brigadier General Nicholas Rume, and the Kwara State Director of the DSS, Michael Oganwu, successful Ilorin.

The visits were aimed astatine reinforcing inter-agency practice to tackle corruption, amerciable mining, banditry and coercion financing successful Kwara State and neighbouring areas.

During her gathering with the Army Commandant, Ugo-Ali described amerciable mining arsenic a important menace to Nigeria’s economical stableness and nationalist security, stressing the request for coordinated action.

“Illegal mining is not simply an economical offence; it constitutes a sedate menace to nationalist security. These operations are often orchestrated by organised transgression networks that circumvent regulatory frameworks and deprive the state of captious revenue,” she said.

She called for enhanced quality sharing, associated tract operations and improved information astir mining sites t...