The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Command has arraigned 11 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on charges of fraud.
The suspects, 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, were accused of cyber-terrorism, cybercrimes, possession of documents containing false pretense, advance fee fraud, and identity theft.
According to the EFCC, the accused are part of a larger syndicate of 792 suspects connected to alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud. The suspects were arrested on December 10, 2024, in Lagos, during a surprise operation dubbed “Eagle Flush Operation” ¹.