The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has completed the deportation of 192 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. The final batch of 51 convicts, including 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian, was deported on October 16, 2025, bringing the total number of repatriated foreigners to 192 since the exercise began on August 15, 2025.
The deportation exercise followed a major sting operation conducted by the EFCC on December 10, 2024, at Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where 759 suspects were arrested. The convicts were found guilty of cybercrime, money laundering, and Ponzi scheme operations by the Federal High Court in Lagos. They were operating under the cover of Genting International Co. Limited, a company accused of managing fake digital investment platforms and training new recruits for cyber scams targeting victims within and outside Nigeria ΒΉ.
The deported convicts include nationals of China, the Philippines, Tunisia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Timor-Leste. They were involved in large-scale online fraud, identity theft, and cyber-enabled Ponzi schemes, and trained recruits to manage fraudulent digital platforms aimed at defrauding victims both locally and internationally
The EFCC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling transnational cybercrime networks and protecting Nigeria’s digital and financial systems from international fraud rings. The commission’s efforts demonstrate Nigeria’s intolerance for cybercrime and its determination to restore confidence in the nation’s econom
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