Eleven Chinese nationals are facing trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos over cyber fraud and identity fraud charges.
The defendants, who were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Persecondnews recalls that the Chinese nationals were arrested in a raid by the EFCC codenamed, “Eagle Flush Operation,” conducted on December 19, 2024, in Lagos.
A day earlier, the EFCC had arraigned 42 Chinese and Filipinos for similar offenses before the same Federal High Court in Lagos.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, who presided over their trial, has remanded the defendants at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos.
The defendants are Wang Xiong Wei (alias Xiao Bai), Chen Dong Dong (alias Cun Zhao), Chen Yuan (alias Xiao Doa), Wu Yuan An (alias Zeng Niu), Wang Gong Lin (alias Wang Jing Lin), and Weng Mao Rong (alias A Xiang).
They were arraigned on separate charges relating to cybercrimes, cyber terrorism, possession of fraudulent documents, and identity theft.
In one of the charges, the EFCC accused Liu Ke Fan of impersonating a 28-year-old American named Lina, living in Germany, as part of a romance scam and cryptocurrency fraud operation.
It was alleged that the defendant also willfully provided false information during an investigation, falsely presenting himself as Liu Chen to mislead investigators and conceal his involvement in a criminal syndicate specializing in romance scams, cryptocurrency fraud, and cyber terrorism.
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