Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese
siblings: Wang Jiang and Wang Richard for allegedly making efforts to
export some solid minerals without requisite permit.
While Jiang was arrested at the Akanu Ibiam
International Airport ,Enugu, the rest, including two
Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi and Michael Benneth Agu, were arrested at the
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC.
Their arrest followed an intelligence received by the
Commission through the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN on November
3, 2024 involving Jiang who was intercepted at the hold baggage screening
point, where unidentified suspicious stones believed to be solid minerals
wrapped in three different pieces were discovered in his luggage.
Preliminary investigations into the matter revealed
that Agupusi, owner of Great Wall Construction Limited, is the employer of the
remaining suspects. Investigation also revealed that Jiang was attempting to
travel out of the country with the solid minerals in order to carry out some
tests on them in China.
Investigations further revealed that none of the four
suspects had a permit to export the solid minerals to China.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as
investigations are concluded
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