The {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) has introduced the deportation of 192 international nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, web fraud, and different {financial} crimes in Lagos.
In accordance with a press release by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, the deportation train was carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), following the completion of all authorized and correctional processes.
“The ultimate batch of 51 convicts, comprising 50 Chinese language nationals and one Tunisian, was repatriated on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
This brings to an in depth the deportation operation that started on August 15, 2025, when the primary batch of 42 convicts, made up of Chinese language and Filipino nationals, was despatched again to their international locations. Subsequent {groups} have been deported in phases all through August and September.
In whole, the 192 convicts included nationals from China, the Philippines, Tunisia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Timor-Leste.
All have been sentenced by the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Lagos after being discovered responsible of cybercrime, cash laundering, and Ponzi scheme-related offences,” the assertion learn.
The EFCC disclosed that the mass deportation adopted a sting operation carried out on December 10, 2024, at Oyin Jolayemi Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos, throughout which 759 suspects have been arrested.
Investigations by the Fee revealed that the convicts have been a part of a complicated cyber syndicate working underneath the quilt of Genting Worldwide Co. Restricted, an organization allegedly used as a entrance for large-scale on-line fraud, id theft, and Ponzi scheme operations.
The EFCC famous that the offenders labored with Nigerian accomplices and have been liable for coaching recruits and managing fraudulent digital platforms concentrating on victims each domestically and internationally.
“The Nigeria Immigration Service carried out the deportation as directed by the court docket, bringing this high-profile cybercrime prosecution and repatriation effort to a profitable conclusion,” the EFCC acknowledged.
In accordance with the Fee, your complete operation — from arrest and prosecution to conviction and deportation — was executed in step with due course of and court docket directives.
The EFCC reaffirmed its dedication to worldwide cooperation in combating cross-border {financial} crimes, stressing that the deportations ship a robust message about Nigeria’s zero tolerance for cyber-enabled legal actions.