Three Chinese nationals have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after being discovered residing reverse a large unlawful refinery in Ogere-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, with an expired customer’s stamp.
The foreigners had been picked up on Wednesday throughout a joint enforcement operation by the EFCC and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, on the unlawful refinery website.
DAILY POST had reported that NMDPRA officers sealed the ability after underground tanks believed to have been used for heating and processing sludge oil, waste merchandise from refining, and substances suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, in any other case often called diesel had been found.
The underground storage facility behind the positioning has an estimated capability of greater than 90,000 litres, with underground heating methods, water hydrants for cooling, regionally fabricated tanks and silos for separation.
The foreigners had been found residing in a constructing immediately reverse the unlawful refinery which occupies over three hectares of land.
DAILY POST noticed that their constructing was closely secured and guarded by armed operatives, proscribing entry to the premises.
When requested about their visas and residence paperwork, the international nationals might solely produce their Chinese passports with the Nigerian Immigration Service entry stamp.
The passports, sighted by DAILY POST, carried an entry stamp from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, dated May 9, 2026, with “30 days” permitted keep handwritten on it implying the customer’s cross expired on June 8, 2026.
As of Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the foreigners had remained in the nation for about 5 months after expiration, with no seen residence allow, work allow, or CERPAC.
They had been subsequently arrested by EFCC operatives for additional investigation.
An EFCC official who was a part of the operation expressed concern over how the foreigners obtained immigration stamps with out visas and continued to reside in the nation months after their 30-day customer’s cross expired.
He stated, “No visa however you’ve immigration stamp. How is that attainable? And they’re residing in our nation and dealing. Look at it. No visa however you’ve immigration stamp.”
The improvement has raised contemporary issues that Ogun State, significantly the Ogere-Remo hall, is changing into a secure haven for unlawful migrants partaking in financial sabotage.
Recall that hardly two weeks in the past, the anti-graft company arrested 14 Chinese and one Nigerian at 4 unlawful lithium processing crops in the Ogere space of the state.
Upon their arrest, luggage of lithium rocks, 18 cellular gadgets, 4 laptop laptops, two decoders, a tv distant management, and a trailer truck had been recovered from the suspects.
