The Ghana Immigration Service has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals over alleged involvement in internet fraud and violations of the country’s immigration laws, in what appears to be the latest in a series of crackdowns on cybercrime networks operating in the West African nation. In a statement issued by GIS spokesperson Maud Anima Quainoo, the s...
•EFCC chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that the surge in internet fraud cases is worsening visa restrictions for innocent Nigerians seeking to travel abroad. EFCC Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, said the menace not only jeopardises the future of perpetrators but also damages Nigeria’...
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...
The Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced another set of foreigners to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye in separate cases sentenced a total of 15 foreigners: 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian after they all p...
•Some of the suspects in court today The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an additional 16 Chinese at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned today before Justice Daniel Osiagor on alleged cyber-terrorism, and internet fraud to destabilise the Nigerian economy, reports Channels TV. According to th...
•EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has announced the establishment of a cybercrime research centre as part of measures to build capacities against internet fraud. Olukoyede made this revelation in Ilorin, Kwara state, during a town hall meeting, reports The Na...
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