The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 arraigned additional 16 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for fraud.
They are: Hu Hui (a.k.a A Bin), Liao Ri Xing (a.k.a. Li Jun), Li Qiang (a.k.a. Yang Huan Huan), A Wen, Da Tou, Cheng Jian, Cong Bing, Fei Fan, Huxi Heng, Zheng Wei (a. k. a. A Hong), Huang Zhi, Zhang Lei, Sun Zhi Peng, Huang Jin Hui, Wù Hao, and Lu Qiang. They are among the 792-member cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested by EFCC operatives on December 10, 2024, in Lagos, in a sting operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation”.
The suspects were arraigned on separate charges, bordering on cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretence, advance fee fraud and identity theft.
One
of
the
charges
against
Qiang
reads:
“That
you,
Li
Qiang
(a.k.a
Yang
Huan
Huan)
and
Genting
International
Co.
Ltd
Sometime
in
December,
2024
at
Lagos
within
the
jurisdiction
of
this
Honourable
Court
cause
to
be
accessed,
computer
system
used
for
the
purpose
of
destabilizing
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″.
One
of
the
charges
against
Heng
reads:
“That
you,
Hu
Xi
Heng
and
Genting
International
Co.
Ltd
sometime
in
December,
2024
at
Lagos
within
the
jurisdiction
of
this
Honourable
Court
cause
to
be
accessed,
computer
system
used
for
the
purpose
of
destabilizing
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.”
They
all
pleaded
“not
guilty”
to
the
charges
when
they
were
read
to
them,
following
which
prosecution
counsel,
Nnaemeka
Omewa,
asked
the
court
for
a
trial
date
and
for
the
defendants
to
be
remanded
in
a
correctional
facility.
Justice
Osiagor
adjourned
the
matter
till
June
23,
2025
for
trial,
and
ordered
that
they
be
remanded
in
a
correctional
facility.
Dele Oyewale
Head, Media & Publicity
February 25, 2025
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