EFCC, NIS, NCoS complete deportation of 192 foreigners convicted for cyber-terrorism in Lagos

By Innocent Anaba

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), successful collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has completed the deportation of 192 overseas nationals convicted for cyber-terrorism, net fraud, and different related fiscal crimes successful Lagos.

The exercise, which marked the decision of a large cross-agency operation, followed the apprehension and palmy prosecution of 759 suspects during a large-scale sting cognition conducted by the EFCC connected December 10, 2024, astatine Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to the EFCC, the deportation process began connected Friday, August 15, 2025, aft the convicts were sentenced by the Federal High Court successful Lagos for offences bordering connected cybercrime, wealth laundering, and Ponzi strategy operations.

The archetypal batch of 42 convicts — comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals — was deported connected August 15, portion consequent batches followed passim August and September. The last batch of 51 convicts, including 50 Chinese nationals and 1 Tunisian, departed Nigeria connected October 16, 2025, bringing the full fig of deported foreigners to 192.

The deported individuals included nationals of China, the Philippines, Tunisia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Timor-Leste. Their removal was carried retired successful coordinated stages betwixt August and mid-October 2025, successful enactment with tribunal directives and migration regulations.

Investigations revealed that the convicts were portion of a blase cybercrime and Ponzi strategy syndicate operating nether the screen of Genting International Co. Limited, successful collaboration with immoderate Nigerian accomplices.

The operation, based connected credible intelligence, exposed large-scale online fraud, individuality theft, and cyber-enabled Ponzi schemes targeting some section and planetary victims. Evidence further indicated that the foreigners not lone managed the fraudulent platforms but besides trained section recruits connected however to execute the scams.

Following their convictions, the Nigerian Immigration Service carried retired their deportation arsenic ordered by the court.

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