The Chinese Communist Party, CCP’s footprint is expanding across West Africa, and with it, China’s concern for its own nationals in the region. Three Chinese nationals working at a hydropower plant in Niger State were kidnapped on Jan. 4, pushing China to review its security ties with Nigeria. China’s ambassador previously had announced the sending of criminal investigation experts to Nigeria to boost the west African nation’s efforts in the fight against terrorists and bandits. “China’s central government is really concerned about the security situation in Nigeria and also Chinese nationals in Nigeria,” Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchum reportedly said in December during an event at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria to celebrate a Chinese-funded scholarship project. “The central government made the decision to send a high-level delegation from the criminal investigation experts with real experience,” he said. Nigeria is currently facing its worst security threats in decades, manifested …
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