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Chinese Embassy in Nigeria Refutes Times (UK) Story That Claimed “Beijing is Indirectly Funding Terrorism”

by Eric Olander

The Chinese embassy in Abuja denounced a report published last weekend in The Times (UK) newspaper that alleged Chinese companies are bribing militants for access to mineral reserves in northern Nigeria.

The embassy said the report by the paper’s West Africa correspondent Richard Assheton was based on “unverified, unclear and unproven information.“

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