Court jails two Chinese nationals 25 years each for illegal mineral export

By Innocent Anaba Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, to 25 years’ imprisonment each for offences related to the illegal export of Nigeria’s strategic mineral reso...

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July 31, 2026 · 17:46 · 5 min read

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