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Three Chinese nationals person been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, aft being recovered residing other a monolithic amerciable refinery successful Ogere-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, with an expired visitor's stamp.
The foreigners were picked up connected Wednesday during a associated enforcement cognition by the EFCC and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, astatine the amerciable refinery site.
DAILY POST had reported that NMDPRA officials sealed the installation aft underground tanks believed to person been utilized for heating and processing sludge oil, discarded products from refining, and substances suspected to beryllium Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, different known arsenic diesel were discovered.
The underground retention installation down the tract has an estimated capableness of much than 90,000 litres, with underground heating systems, h2o hydrants for cooling, locally fabricated tanks and silos for separation.
The foreigners were discovered surviving successful a gathering straight other the amerciable refinery which occupies implicit 3 hectares of land.
DAILY POST observed that their gathering was heavy secured and guarded by equipped operatives, restricting entree to the premises.
When asked of their visas and residence documents, the overseas nationals could lone nutrient their Chinese passport with the Nigerian Immigration Service introduction stamp.
The passports, sighted by DAILY POST, carried an introduction stamp from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, dated May 9, 2026, with "30 days" permitted enactment handwritten connected it implying the visitor’s walk expired connected June 8, 2026.
As of Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the foreigners had remained successful the state for astir 5 months aft expiration, without a disposable residence permit, enactment permit, oregon CERPAC.
They were subsequently arrested by EFCC operatives for further investigation.
An EFCC authoritative who was portion of the cognition expressed interest implicit however the foreigners obtained migration stamps without visas and continued to reside successful the state months aft their 30-day visitor's walk expired.
He said, “No visa but you person migration stamp. How is that possible? And they are surviving successful our state and working. Look astatine it. No visa but you person migration stamp."
The improvement has raised caller concerns that Ogun State, peculiarly the Ogere-Remo corridor, is becoming a harmless haven for amerciable migrants engaging successful economical sabotage.
Recall that hardly 2 weeks ago, the anti-graft bureau arrested 14 Chinese and 1 Nigerian astatine 4 amerciable lithium processing plants successful the Ogere country of the state.
Upon their arrest, bags of lithium rocks, 18 mobile devices, 4 machine laptops, 2 decoders, a tv distant control, and a trailer motortruck were recovered from the suspects.
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