Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, say they detained a Chinese expatriate for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in the state.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, identified the Chinese expatriate as Mu Hua Qiang, 45.

The police spokesperson said the Chinese expatriate is a resident of Aguleri, a community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Ikenga said Mr Qiang was arrested by operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, an Anambra State-based enforcement agency that works to promote environmental sustainability, order, and public health.

The police spokesperson sai...