EFCC arraigns nine Chinese on cyberterrorism and online fraud charges.

EFCC arraigns nine Chinese  on cyberterrorism and online fraud charges.
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On Thursday, February 6, 2025, the Lagos Zonal  Branch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J.  Appeals of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi,  Lagos.
The anti-corruption agency  named the  accused as Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang Shi Long, Pan Cai Qi, Ting Liao, Fan Jia, Feng Li Cani, Lu Yong Yao and Yang Chen  Cheng.
According to the EFCC, the  accused are members of  a syndicate of 792 cryptocurrency investment  fraudsters and romance  scam suspects arrested on December 10,  2024 in Lagos  in a surprise operation  dubbed "Operation Eagle Flush" by  EFCC operatives.
The suspects were  charged with specific charges, including alleged cybercrimes,  cyberterrorism, possession of documents containing false  statements, and identity  theft.
One of the  charges reads as follows: "Ti, Zeng  etc.) of 2015 (as  amended in 2024) and  section 2(3) of the Terrorism (Prevention and  Suppression) Act of 2022".
All pleaded "not guilty" to the charges when read to  them.
Considering his claims, prosecution  lawyer MK Bashir requested the court  to fix trial dates and  send the  accused to custody. Justice Aneke adjourned the  case for trial to February  21 and March 7,  2025 and remanded the  accused to the Ikoyi Correctional  Centre.

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