Nigeria Deports Wanted Chinese Gang Leader

Chinese and Nigerian police pose with alleged Chinese gang leader Dai Qisheng on August 24, 2025 at the airport in Abuja, who was among China's most wanted fugitives. Image via the Nigeria Police Force.

Nigeria’s police service said Sunday it had extradited a Chinese gang leader wanted in his home country for organized violent crime, in an operation conducted with Interpol.

A police statement said “high-profile fugitive”, Dai Qisheng was sent to China on August 15 as part of Interpol-led “police-to-police cooperation”.

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