Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 15 male suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal dealing on radioactive solid minerals.

According to the EFCC in a statement on Tuesday, the suspects were intercepted and arrested on Sunday, March 8, 2026 along Suleja-Maji Road, Niger State, while conveying the suspected solid minerals in three trucks to several locations across Nigeria for an undisclosed purpose.

The suspects are currently undergoing further investigations in the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Commission and will soon be charged to court.