Police Repatriate Chinese Fugitive Wanted over Rosewood Smuggling

Police arrest, repatriate wanted Chinese national over smuggling

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and repatriated a wanted Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, for his alleged role in smuggling endangered African rosewoo Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-repatriate-wanted-chinese-national-over-smuggling/

Police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted over rosewood smuggling

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, to Guangzhou, China, following his arrest in Nigeria over alleged large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Iniedu, […]

Nigeria Police arrests, repatriates Chinese wanted for smuggling

The Customs District had issued an arrest warrant against Zhang on 7th January, 2021 over his alleged involvement in the smuggling of approximately 1,400 tonnes of Pterocarpus erinaceus, commonly known as African Rosewood, an endangered tree species indigenous to West Africa.

Nigeria police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted for smuggling 1,400 tonnes of African Rosewood

The Nigeria Police Force has repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Zhang Shijie, to Guangzhou, China, for alleged large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood. Zhang was arrested in Nigeria through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, and returned to China on September 16, 2026, after bilateral police cooperation. In a statement on Thursday, Force Public Relations …

NPF Repatriates Chinese Fugitive Wanted Over Rosewood Smuggling

The Nigeria Police Force has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, to China following his arrest in Ogun State over alleged large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood.

Nigeria Repatriates Chinese Fugitive

Nigeria has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, to China after he was arrested over allegations linked to the large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood. The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, handed Zhang over to authorities in Guangzhou, China, after his arrest in Ogun State. According to police, Zhang was wanted by the Yangpu Sub-Bureau of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Haikou …