Court jails two Chinese nationals five years each in Lagos for illegal mining
Trial judge Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted the two men on Friday after they pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy and unlawful possession of mineral resources intended for export.
Two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, have been sentenced to five years in prison each for illegal mining and the unlawful export of solid minerals from Nigeria.
Mr Aluko found the two men guilty on all five counts and sentenced each to five years’ imprisonment on each count.
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