{
  "id": 8078595,
  "title": "Nigeria repatriates Chinese fugitive arrested in Ogun over ¥15.7 million rosewood smuggling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/nigeria-repatriates-chinese-fugitive-arrested-in-ogun-over-15-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T18:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/17/nigeria-repatriates-chinese-fugitive-arrested-in-ogun-over-%c2%a515-7-million-rosewood-smuggling/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria has returned a Chinese fugitive arrested in Ogun State over an alleged smuggling operation involving roughly 1,400 tonnes of endangered African rosewood worth ¥15.7 million ($2.34 million), according to a statement from the Nigeria Police Force. The operation, coordinated by INTERPOL's National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, involved the arrest and repatriation of Zhang Shijie, a fugitive wanted by Chinese authorities for his alleged role in the rosewood consignment between November 2020 and January 2021. Zhang was apprehended in the Ogere area of Ogun State on September 10, 2026, using a passport that had expired on November 11, 2023. He was subsequently returned to Guangzhou, China, on September 16, 2026, as part of ongoing cooperation between the two countries' law enforcement agencies. The repatriation underscores the importance of cross-border police collaboration in addressing transnational crimes, including alleged environmental offenses related to the illegal trade of the Pterocarpus erinaceus, or African rosewood, a tree species native to West Africa and the subject of international restrictions due to concerns over exploitation and trade.",
  "summary": "Nigeria has repatriated a Chinese fugitive arrested in Ogun State over the alleged smuggling of about 1,400 tonnes of endangered African rosewood valued at ¥15.7 million ($2.34 million). The post Nigeria repatriates Chinese fugitive arrested in Ogun over ¥15.7 million rosewood smuggling appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese fugitive Zhang Shijie repatriated from Nigeria",
    "Arrested in Ogun State for smuggling 1,400 tonnes rosewood",
    "¥15.7 million worth of African rosewood recovered"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}