Nigeria, July 4 -- The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced a truck driver, Olamilekan Basit, to one year imprisonment for illegal possession of 30 tons of assorted solid minerals without lawful authority.

This was disclosed in a statement issued Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale.

Mr Basit was arrested by operatives of the EFCC on 11 June 2024, in Balla, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State while transporting the minerals without proper documentation.

Upon his arraignment by the EFCC, Mr Basit pleaded guilty to the one count preferred against him.

The development prompted the prosecution lawyer, Rashidat Alao, to present evidence and a witness to ...