The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, arraigned 11 Chinese nationals over allegations of cyber fraud, identity theft, and an attempt to destabilize Nigeria’s constitutional structure, on Tuesday.
The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos. They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The development comes only a day after the anti-graft agency arraigned 42 Chinese and Filipinos for similar offences before the same Federal High Court in Lagos.
EFCC said, the foreign nationals were arrested during a raid tagged “Eagle Flush Operation” conducted on December 19, 2024, in Lagos.
Following their not-guilty plea, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ordered that they be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos.
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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 (alais A Xiang).
They were arraigned on separate charges relating to cybercrimes, cyberterrorism, possession of fraudulent documents, and identity theft.
EFCC said, the defendants allegedly recruited Nigerian youths for identity theft and other cyber fraud schemes.
Moreover, five other Chinese nationals, Liu Ke Fan (alias Lina, Lui Chen), Huang Hai Tao, Zhang Jian Feng, Wu A Wang, and Xiao Xin, were charged before the court.
In one of the charges, the EFCC accused Liu Ke Fan of impersonating a 28-year-old American
