China Arrests Corrupt Fugitive Officials In Nigeria, Others
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The Peoples Republic of China said it had arrested 3,339 fugitives who fled to Nigeria and 89 other countries to escape prosecution for corruption.
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Zhou Pingjian, stated that 628 of the suspects were former officials from whom N468bn (9.36bn yuan) was recovered.
The envoy disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a colloquium on the ongoing 19th national congress of the Communist Party of China organised by the Centre for China Studies.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Global significance of the 19th CPC National Congress and its implications for Africa,’ Pingjian noted that the party fought corruption head-on because it was aware that graft remained the greatest threat to its existence.
He added that the current CPC leadership launched an aggressive high-profile anti-corruption campaign which according to him brought down a number of high-level officials, known as ‘Tigers’ and their accomplices at the grassroots level.
The diplomat said, “More than 70,000 officials, including 42 members or alternate members of the CPC Central Committee, have been investigated for suspected corruption since the 18th national congress.
“China also worked with the international community to hunt corruption suspects who had fled overseas; 3,339 were captured from more than 90 countries and regions, including Nigeria. About 9.36bn yuan was recovered.”
Pingjian expressed the belief that the CPC would make more determined efforts to accomplish the tasks of advancing modernisation drive, reunifying China and upholding world peace and common development.
The CCS Director, Charles Onunaiju, in his remarks, said the Nigeria-China relationship had come a long way dating back to more than three decades, noting that the two countries had a lot of similarities given their historical antecedents.
He described China as Nigeria’s important supporting partner, adding that the nation had benefitted from the bilateral relations in agriculture, education, finance and infrastructure and solid minerals development.
“During the Forum for China and African Cooperation Summit in South Africa in 2015, China pledged $60bn to support African countries to develop their infrastructure and Nigeria is a major beneficiary,” Onunaiju stated.
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Source: Punch
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