15 Convicted Foreigners Recruited Lagos Youths for Cyber-Terrorism

Court Convicts, Jails 15 Foreigners for Cyber-Terrorism

LAGOS, Nigeria — A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 30, 2025, convicted and sentenced 15 foreign nationals to one year in prison each for offences related to cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicted individuals — 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian, and one Indonesian — were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on various counts, including possession of fraudulent documents, unauthoris…

15 Foreigners Convicted For Cyber -Terrorism, Internet Fraud In Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of  11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices Yellim Bogoro and A. O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts were arraigned on Friday, May 30, 2025,  on separate charges bordering on posses…

15 convicted foreigners recruited Lagos youths for cyber-terrorism

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed how 15 convicted foreign nationals recruited some youths in Lagos for internet fraud and cyber-terrorism. EFCC gave the insight at the Federal...

Federal High Court Convicts 16 Foreign Nationals for Cyber-Terrorism and Internet Fraud

Justices Yellin Bogoro and Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sentenced each defendant to one year imprisonment, along with a fine of N1 million.  The court instructed the Comptroller-General of the NIS to repatriate the convicts to their respective countries of origin. The convicts pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them during court […] The post Federal High Court Convicts 16 Foreign Nationals for Cyber-Terrorism and Interne…