Mining Marshals Defend Quarry Closure Amid Ongoing Trial

The Mining Marshals have justified the ongoing closure of the Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited quarry site in Abuja, asserting it remains a crime scene due to an ongoing criminal prosecution. This follows petitions from Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the 13-month closure, which the company claims is unlawful and lacks a court order.

The Commander of the Mining Marshals clarified that the quarry was sealed not as an administrative action but because it is the locus criminis in a case currently before the Federal High Court. Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited and its Director, Kolawole Olaiya, are on trial in Charge No.

FHC/ABM/VR/338/2026 for illegal mining activities within a mineral title area owned by Lord’s Career Ventures Nigeria Limited. Investigations were prompted by petitions from the complainant company, leading to arrests at specific coordinates within the complainant's licensed mining lease area.

Evidence for the prosecution includes correspondence allegedly authored by a defense team member, which contains admissions relevant to the case.