The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned 11 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, for alleged cybercrimes and cyber-terrorism.
They appeared before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday.
In a statement posted on its official X handle, the EFCC said the accused were charged with cyber-terrorism, cybercrimes, possession of fraudulent documents, advance fee fraud, and identity theft.
The anti-graft agency revealed that the suspects are part of a larger network of 792 individuals allegedly involved in cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud.
The statement read, “The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 14, 2025, arraigned 11 more Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for fraud.”
The defendants were identified as Li Niu, Xiao Qinyun, Fu Zheng Yang, Xiao Yi, Bei Bei Linde Jun, Li Hang, Huan Livo, Wang Wei, Tong Mo Ying, Gao Yang, Zebin Chen, and Yuan Zhibin.
The EFCC explained that the suspects were arrested in Lagos on December 10, 2024, during a surprise operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation.”
“They are part of the 792-member syndicate of alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested in Lagos on December 10, 2024, by officers of the EFCC in a surprise operation,” the agency added.
The EFCC has vowed to continue its crackdown on internet fraud, warning individuals and companies involved in cybercrimes to desist or face the law.
