EFCC Carry 12 Foreigners Go Court for Alleged Internet Fraud

 

No be less than 12 foreigners EFCC don carry go court say dem do internet fraud for Nigeria.

According to tori, na di Lagos Zonal Directorate of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) drag dem go Federal High Court for Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday. Di people wey dem arraign na 11 Chinese, one Filipino, and one company wey dem call Genting International Co. Ltd.

Di accused people dem be: Wang Zheng Ming, Li Yin Hui, Xian Hong Will, Zhang Xiao Lei, Long Zhao Ming, Guo Xiao Fei, Yang Sheng, Wang Zheng Feng, Chen Wenyuan, Liu San Hua, Luo Jia You, and Rheign Dela Vega.

Reports talk say dem be part of one 792-member syndicate wey dey do cryptocurrency investment and romance scam. EFCC catch dem for Lagos on December 19, 2024, during one surprise operation wey dem call “Eagle Flush Operation.”

Dem carry dem go face Justice D.I. Dipeolu, and di charges wey dem give dem include:

• Cybercrime

• Cyber-terrorism

• Possession of fake documents

• Identity theft, among others.

All di accused people say “dem no guilty” through their lawyers L.P. Aso, M.K. Bashir, T.J. Banjo, N.K. Ukoha, and B. Buhari-Bala. Dem beg di court make dem give trial date and put dem for correct prison.

Justice Dipeolu don adjourn di case go 7, 14, and 21 February 2025 for trial. Di court come order make dem carry di accused go Ikoyi and Kirikiri Correctional Centres until di trial start.

As dem dey file di report, all di accused people don go back to prison as court don order.