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EFCC has arraigned four Chinese nationals for alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud.
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The defendants, Xia Guang Can, Li Xu Xin, Zhang Xue Hui, and Lu Yubo, were part of a 792-member syndicate arrested in Lagos for internet fraud and cyber-terrorism.
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The suspects pleaded “not guilty” and were remanded in a correctional centre, with trial dates set for March 18, 31, and April 3, 2025.
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four Chinese nationals at the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud.
The defendants, Xia Guang Can, Li Xu Xin, Zhang Xue Hui, and Lu Yubo, were part of a 792-member syndicate arrested in Lagos by EFCC officers last year.
According to the EFCC, the individuals were arrested following a tip-off and verified intelligence received, where they operated in a seven-story edifice known as Big Leaf Building, on No.7, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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The charges against the defendants border on internet fraud, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretenses, advance fee fraud, and identity theft.
Three of the defendants, Xia Guang Can, Li Xu Xin, and Zhang Xue Hui, were arraigned on separate one-count charges before Justice M. Kakaki, while Lu Yubo was arraigned on a two-count charge before Justice Ayokunle Faji.
EFCC Arraigns 11 Chinese Nationals, Company for Alleged Cybercrime in Lagos
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.