Nigeria deports 102 Chinese nationals, others over cybercrime
No fewer than 102 foreign nationals, comprising Chinese and Tunisian, have been repatriated back to their respective countries after they were convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The deportees were among the 192 foreign nationals arrested during a sting operation carried out by the detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
No fewer than 102 foreign nationals, comprising Chinese and Tunisian, have been repatriated back to their respective countries after they were convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.
The deportees were among the 192 foreign nationals arrested during a sting operation carried out by the detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos.
Daily Trust reports that last Friday, 51 convicted foreign nationals were deported and another 51 were deported yesterday, according to the EFCC, bringing the total to 102 deportees within 7 days.
The spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said the exercises were carried out in conjunction with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).
Oyewale disclosed that more foreign nationals will be deported in the coming days, insisting that the commission would not allow some foreigners to turn Nigeria into a haven of internet fraud and cyber-terrorism
He said, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Immigration Service 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.”