Troops arrest 58 suspected illegal miners in Edo

Fifty-eight suspected amerciable miners person been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, NASEME, successful Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area,

The suspects were allegedly arrested astatine an amerciable golden mining tract successful the Ososo country of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.

DAILY POST reports that Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations disclosed this successful a connection made disposable to newsmen connected Monday, March 30, 2026, successful Benin City.

Anyanwu said the suspects were arrested astatine astir 1:00 p.m. connected March 28, 2026 during a patrol conducted by the troops portion acting connected credible intelligence.

He said the cognition forms portion of ongoing efforts to curb amerciable mining activities and different transgression enterprises wrong Edo State and its environs.

He said the suspects person been handed implicit to the Okpella Police Division for further action.

It was gathered that the troops stormed the mining tract and arrested the suspects without resistance.

Troops apprehension 58 suspected amerciable miners successful Edo