The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced 14 Chinese nationals to prison for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. Justice Daniel Osiagor delivered the judgment today, Friday, June 27, 2025, following their prosecution by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), reports The Nation. ...
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday convicted and sentenced seven Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their involvement in cyberterrorism and internet fraud linked to a massive Ponzi scheme uncovered in December 2024. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the convicts separately before Justice Ay...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has summoned the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna, DSP Aliyu Adejembi, and his team for questioning over a viral video showing them collecting cash handouts from Chinese nationals. The officers were reportedly on special duty with the Chinese businesspeople in...
•The arraigned Chinese nationals A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday adjourned the trial of Chinese nationals arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged cybercrimes. Justice Ayokunle Faji adjourned till March 4 and 5 to get a preferred interpreter after the defendants rejected the one the court got for them...
•The suspects arrive court premises in Lagos today Almost two months after it announced the landmark arrest of 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerians, in one fell swoop for offences bordering on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scam, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the prosecution of some of those arrested. A...
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