Two Chinese Arrested For Operating Illegal Factory In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arrested two Chinese, Lin Piehao, 22, and Li Ruoneng, 27, who allegedly operate a factory where e-waste is illegally assembled and exported to China and Vietnam.
A police source, who confirmed the arrest to our correspondent yesterday in Lagos, said operatives from Area “F” Command, Ikeja, uncovered the factory through intelligence reports.
It was gathered that the visas of the two suspects had since expired but they had continued to stay in the country unperturbed.
The source revealed that operatives stormed the No. 19 Sule Abuka Street, Opebi, Ikeja factory, which had no signboard and arrested the suspects.
According to the source, several cartons of e-waste already packaged and billed to be exported to China and Vietnam through air cargo were recovered.
“We got a tip-off about their activities and we stormed there and arrested them. We also discovered that the two brains behind the company are staying in Nigeria illegally.
“They came to Lagos in May and they were issued one month visa permit, but they exceeded their stay and started working in Nigeria illegally,” the police source said.
The police source quoted one of the suspects, Lin as confessing to the crime, saying: “we buy phone panels (Android and Nokia panels). We buy them from phone repairers and scrap sellers.