Courts Jail 17 Chinese For Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos

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By JUMOKE SANNI

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 23, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 17 Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices D. E.Osiagor and Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The convicts are: Yu Hui,( a.k.a A.Bin) , Huang Jin Hui, Fei Fan, LU Qiang , HU Xi Zheng, Sun Zhi Peng, WU Hao, Cong Bing and LI Qiang ( a.k.a Yang Huan Huan).

Others are: Zheng Wei( a.k.a .A Hong) , Cheng Jian, DA Tou, A Wen, Zhang Lei, Huang Zhi, Pan Jiong and Chen Wen Yuan.

They are among the syndicate of 792 alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 19, 2024 in Lagos during a sting operation tagged ‘Eagle Flush Operation’ conducted by EFCC operatives.

They were subsequently arraigned on a separate one-count charge of cyber- terrorism and internet fraud in February, 2025.

One of the charges reads: “ That you, Yu Hui,( A.K.A A.Bin) , Huang Jin Hui, Fei Fan, LU Qiang , HU Xi Zheng, Sun Zhi Peng, WU Hao, Cong Bing, LI Qiang ( A.K.A Yang Huan Huan), Zheng Wei( A.K.A .A Hong) , Cheng Jian, DA Tou, A Wen, Huang Zhi , Zhang Lei. sometime in December, 2024 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, caused to be accessed computer system used for the purpose of destabilising and destroying the economy and social structure of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015.”

Another charge reads: “That you, Pan jiong and Chen Wen Yuan, sometime in December, 2024 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, cause to be accessed computer system used for the purpose of destabilising and destroying the economy and social structure of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015.”