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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 17 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, at the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged fraud and cyber-terrorism.
They were arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki and Justice Daniel Osiagor by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate.
As contained in a statement issued on the Commission’s official X handle on Saturday, the suspects include: Mao Bu Yi, Li Xiang Long, Dai Li, Yu Hai Qing, Jia Yang, Jia Zhi, Hao Tao Kun, Liu Chuang, Zhao Xiao Liang, Ziao Zi Cheng, Zhang San Feng, Li Zhong Chan, Chen Gui Ping, Su Jan Fu, Su Zong Gen, Wang Jie, and Zeng Zerong.
Reportedly, the defendants are among the 792-member cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 10, 2024, in a sting operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation” by EFCC operatives.
While Jie and Zerong were arraigned before Justice Kakaki, the other 15 were arraigned before Justice Osiagor.
They were charged with cyber-terrorism, cybercrime, possession of documents containing false pretence, and identity theft. The defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, and the prosecution counsel asked for trial dates and for the defendants to be remanded in the correctional center.
The trial dates have been set for March 20, 2025, and June 11, 2025. This development comes after the EFCC previously arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company for alleged internet fraud and cybercrime.
