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Cybercrime Crackdown: 50 Chinese, one Tunisian deported after conviction in Nigeria
Published By
Paul Dada
Date
21st August, 2025
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"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud."
By Paul Dada
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says 51 more foreign nationals have been deported from the country following their conviction over cybercrimes.
The EFCC said this in a statement it released on its Facebook page.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.
“The repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian. This brings the total repatriated convicted foreign nationals to 102 in the ongoing exercise that commenced on Friday, August 15, 2025.
“The convicts are among the 192 foreign nationals arrested during a sting operation by the Commission in Lagos, following actionable intelligence about the operations of one of the largest foreign-led cybercrime syndicates in Nigeria.
“Further deportations are scheduled in the coming days.”
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cybercrimes
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