Illegal mining: Two Chinese men bag five-year jail

Two Chinese nationals, Zhang Lin and Gao Hai, have been sentenced to five years in jail for illegal mining and conspiracy in Lagos, Nigeria. The court also

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 resources. The judge found the defendants guilty on all

The judge gave the Chinese nationals the option of paying a N50 million fine covering all five counts.