The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned 18 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Daniel Osiagor, of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The defendants were a part of the larger number of 792 people who were detained in Lagos in December of this year for allegedly engaging in romance and cryptocurrency trading during an EFCC sting operation known as the “Eagle Flush Operation.”
Those arraigned are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng Wei Qiang, Fu Min, Qin Xiao Yong, Li Dong, Li De Wen, Luo Mao Yang, Zhao Xiao Hui, Du Ji Feng, Liu Hai Rong, Liu Ni Ni, Liu Gang, Sun Qi, Zhang Jian, Peng Fa li and Huo Wen Jie.
They were arraigned on separate charges bordering on alleged cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretence and identity theft, among others.
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One of the charges reads: “That you Mao Bu Yi and Genting International Co. Limited sometime in December 2024 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, willfully caused to be accessed computer system 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 of the Cybercrime]Prohibition, Prevention, Etc] Act, 2015]As Amended, 2024]”.
Another charge is made: “You Zhang San Feng, sometime in 2024 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, had in your possession documents where you falsely represented yourself as Kim Namjoo,” as stated in another charge, and you knew they contained false pretences. Consequently, you committed an offence against Section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and are punishable under section 1]3 of the same Act.
They also pleaded “not guilty” to the offences.
The EFCC requested that the defendants be remanded in the appropriate correctional facility in light of their pleas.
Source: Channels TV
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