- EFCC declares Chinese national Peiyuan Niu wanted for alleged fraud
- Suspect accused of obtaining money by false pretence
- Last known address traced to Oregun, Lagos State
- Anti-graft agency urges public to provide information
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a Chinese national, Peiyuan Niu, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has issued a public notice declaring Peiyuan Niu wanted in connection with an alleged fraud case.
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In a statement released on Tuesday, the EFCC said the 40-year-old Chinese national is being sought for his alleged involvement in obtaining money by false pretence.
The notice was signed by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, who called on members of the public to assist security agencies with information about the suspect’s whereabouts.
According to the EFCC, the suspect’s last known address is 111, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Lagos State.
“The public is hereby notified that Peiyuan Niu, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence,” the notice stated.
The commission urged anyone with useful information to contact EFCC offices across the country or report to the nearest police station or other security agencies.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices,” the statement added.
The EFCC also provided a phone number and email address through which information about the suspect can be submitted.
The development comes just days after the EFCC arraigned another Chinese national, Zhang Wen Hao, before the Nasarawa State High Court over an alleged fraud case.
Zhang was brought before Justice Ibrahim Shekarau on a one-count charge bordering on cheating.
According to the charge, the defendant allegedly persuaded a man identified as Paul Yichol with the sum of ₦1,000 to open a bank account with Access Bank for the purpose of carrying out unlawful financial transactions.
“That you, Zhang Wen Hao, sometime in March 2023 at Suleja… intentionally induced Paul Yichol with One Thousand Naira to open an account for unlawful activity,” the charge read in part.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following the plea, the prosecution requested a trial date, while the defence counsel applied for bail.
Justice Shekarau subsequently adjourned the matter to March 12, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendant remain in EFCC custody pending the court’s decision.
