The Chinese Government has denied funding militants to access Nigerian mining sites, adding that it will never be involved in any form of terrorism financing.
China had reacted to a report by a British news platform, The Times, about financing terrorists to access Nigeria’s mineral resources through a statement denying its involvement.
The report dated April 15, 2023, and titled, ‘Chinese ‘bribed Nigerian militants for access to vast mineral reserves’ claimed that “Beijing could be indirectly funding terror” in Nigeria.
However, the Chinese Embassy said the report is “based on unverified, unclear and unproven information, to which we have to express our strong dissatisfaction and objection.”