High time we begun to ask what the Chinese are doing in the backyards of our country. Even in the remotest areas where there's no evidence of governance.
Here: they're doing illegal mining, deforestation, or hunting our endangered wild life species.
Here: they're doing illegal mining, deforestation, or hunting our endangered wild life species.
They collaborate with local traditional institutions, state officials and local police that provide cover and protection to them. In some remote parts of Toto in Nasarawa, they have huge mining camps that are heavily protected by the local police.
Where they're not digging our earth, they are seizing farm lands in states like Jigawa and Kano. In others like Imo state, they set up manufacturing companies as covers. In truth, they are into criminal deforestation and hunting in our wild.
Travel the stretch from Awka through Agulu, Orlu, Okigwe to Owerri, you won't find ancient woodlands that protect the ecology from devastating erosion. States' officials know what's going on; but they are involved in the nefarious businesses going on in our backyards.
Forget our ports. Customs Service are involved in the wild life trade. Here's the global stat: 51 tons of pangolin scales seized globally originate from our ports.
And our customs officers are busy chasing small contraband hawkers in Onitsha.
Nigeria needs a reset.
Urgently.
And our customs officers are busy chasing small contraband hawkers in Onitsha.
Nigeria needs a reset.
Urgently.
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