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EFCC has arraigned 11 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, for alleged cybercrime in Lagos.
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The defendants were charged with cyber-terrorism, cybercrimes, possession of fraudulent documents, advance fee fraud, and identity theft.
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They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, and the court adjourned the case to March 14 and 21, 2025, for trial.
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned 11 Chinese nationals and Genting International Co. Ltd before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on charges of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.
The defendants—Li Niu, Xiao Qinyun, Fu Zheng Yang, Xiao Yi, Bei Bei Linde Jun, Li Hang, Huan Livo, Wang Wei, Tong Mo Ying, Gao Yang, Zebin Chen, and Yuan Zhibin were charged following their alleged involvement in a large-scale cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud scheme.
According to the charges, the defendants face multiple counts, including cyber-terrorism, cybercrimes, possession of fraudulent documents, advance fee fraud, and identity theft.
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One of the charges against Bei Bei Linde Jun states, “That you, Bei Bei Linde Jun, (Female), adult, and Genting International Co Limited, sometime between the 28th of November, 2024, and 10th of December, 2024, at No. 7, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria.
“With intent to defraud, willfully caused to be accessed, computer systems organized to destabilize the social and economic structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, when you secretly procured and employed several Nigerian youths for identity theft and other computer-related fraud.”
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