Nigeria’s race for Chinese investments opens door to illegal activities

Nigeria’s race for Chinese investments opens door to illegal activities

By Eniola Akinkuotu, in Abuja

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) with Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar (R) during Minister Wang’s diplomatic visit to Abuja on 9 January 2025. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP)

In the last three months at least 400 Chinese nationals have been arrested for fraud and illegal mining in various parts of Nigeria. Is Nigeria’s quest for foreign investments opening the country to new threats?

After initial delays due to the court backlog, Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja allowed the police to arraign 130 people in one fell swoop on a cybercrime charge. Among the defendants were some 110 Chinese nationals who claimed not to understand English when the charges were read to them.

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