The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) on Friday arraigned 18 Chinese language nationals and an organization, Genting Worldwide Co. Ltd, earlier than Justice Daniel Osiagor, of the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The defendants are a part of the bigger 792 individuals arrested in December 2024 in Lagos, for alleged cryptocurrency funding and romance fraud, throughout a sting operation tagged ‘Eagle Flush Operation’ performed by EFCC operatives.
These arraigned are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng Wei Qiang, Fu Min, Qin Xiao Yong, Li Dong, Li De Wen, Luo Mao Yang, Zhao Xiao Hui, Du Ji Feng, Liu Hai Rong, Liu Ni Ni, Liu Gang, Solar Qi, Zhang Jian, Peng Fa li and Huo Wen Jie.
They have been arraigned on separate fees bordering on alleged cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of paperwork containing false pretence and id theft, amongst others.
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One of many fees reads: “That you just Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Genting Worldwide Co. Ltd and A. Dao (at giant) someday in December 2024, in Lagos, inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court docket conspired with yourselves to commit an offence to wit: trigger to be accessed, laptop methods for the aim of destabilising and destroying the financial and social construction of Nigeria and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 27 (1) (b) and punishable below Part 18 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, And so on) Act, 2015.”
EFCC Arraigns 18 Extra Chinese language for Alleged Cyber-terrorism, Web Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, arraigned an extra 18 Chinese language earlier than Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal… pic.twitter.com/RNitaQNvEo
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In addition they pleaded “not responsible” to the offences.
In view of their pleas, the EFCC requested the court docket for trial dates and for the defendants to be remanded within the acceptable correctional centre.
Justice Osiagor adjourned the matter until Could 5, 2025, for trial, and subsequently ordered the remand of the defendants on the Ikoyi correctional centre.
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