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 resources.
According to the charge filed before the court on May 28, 2025, the defendants allegedly conspired to defraud the Federal Government of revenue by attempting to export strategic mineral resources without the required authorisation.
In addition, the court ordered the forfeiture of all the mineral resources involved in the case to the Federal Government.
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