The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos State Zonal Directorate, on Monday February 3, 2025, arraigned 29 Chinese nationals, 10 Filipinos, one Malaysian, one Indonesian, and one Pakistani before separate Federal High Courts in Ikoyi, Lagos for alleged internet fraud.
The suspects were arraigned alongside the company Genting International Co. Ltd. Genting International Co. Ltd. – accused of using Nigerian youths for large-scale cyber fraud operations at an address in Victoria Island, Lagos- before Justices Ayokunle Faji, D.I. Dipeolu, Alexander Owoeye, and C.J. Aneke.
The accused foreign nationals are part of a group of 792 individuals arrested by the anti-graft agency during operation “Eagle Flush” on December 19, 2024, in Lagos, targeting suspects involved in cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud.
The charges against the suspects include cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, impersonation, possession of fraudulent documents, and identity theft, among others.