US lawmakers link Chinese illegal mining to terrorism funding in Nigeria

Artisanal miners forming presence in Barikin Ladi, Plateau State. (Credit: Kabir Yusuf, PREMIUM TIMES)

“The Secretary of State should work with the Government of Nigeria to counteract the hostile foreign exploitation of Chinese illegal mining operations and their destabilising practice of paying protection money to Fulani militias,” the lawmakers stated in their bill.

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