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The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for economic sabotage and financial terrorism.

The defendants, including two females, were also given a fine of one million naira each by the court.

The defendants are Xiang Hui, Hai Rong, Liu Gang, Ji Geng, Li Dong, Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Feng, and Deng Qiang.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on December 10, 2024, invaded a building in the Oyin Jolayemi area of Lagos, where over 700 people were arrested over cyber-terrorism and economic sabotage.

On Thursday, EFCC counsel Nnemeka Omenwa informed the court that the nine Chinese nationals had opted for a plea bargain.

Defence counsel Folarin Damela also confirmed the position and urged the court to accept the plea bargain agreement.

Consequently, the charge was read to the defendants, and they all pleaded guilty.

The defendants also itted that they freely consented and signed the plea bargain agreement.

Following their guilty pleas, EFCC counsel urged the court to convict and sentence them in accordance with the plea bargain agreement.

Defence did not object to submission.

Justice Daniel Osiagor consequently convicted and sentenced the defendants in line with the plea bargain agreement.

The court held that the prison term would take effect from December 10, 2024.

The court also ordered that the Nigeria Immigration Service should repatriate the convicts to their country of origin upon completion of the prison term.

Mr Osiagor also ordered that all items found on the convicts, including furniture and laptops, should be forfeited to the federal government.

According to EFCC, the convicts committed the offences on December 10, 2024, within the court’s jurisdiction.

EFCC said the convicts wilfully caused to be accessed computer systems organised to destabilise and destroy the fundamental economic and social structure of Nigeria.

The commission added that the convicts employed Nigerian youths for identity theft and to hold themselves out as persons of foreign nationality, with the intent to gain financial advantages for themselves.

The offences contravene sections 18 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention) Act of 2015 ass amended in 2024, and Section 2(3) (d) of the Terrorism (Prevention, Prohibition) Act, 2022.

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Ok.
Jail the frauds.

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Just one year? If you try this one in China, 20 years minimum.

Hahahahahahahaha hahahahaha are you sure they're in county jail

SIXTEENTH:
Hahahahahahahaha hahahahaha are you sure they're in county jail

Bad man 😂

Ok...



EFCC no get pishure and Placard like the way they treat the Citizen

Ok

Just imagine a Nigerian committed these same crimes in china

Okay noted

Someone once said that many of these chinese immigrants are serving their jail term in Nigeria

Its funny how the only time people put aside their ethnic, religious and racial difference and unite together is usually to commit crime.

Imagine a Chinese man leaving his prosperous country coming to a third world nation just to enter partnership with Pablo.

If d same crime is committed in their country they get 20 yrs imprisonment or even life... But here 1 million naira fine, plus 1 yr imprisonment that they've almost finished serving...... Kai

Good but why are they not showing their faces?
just the way they show Nigeria face on all media?

If you commit the same crime in their country you get 20 years to life.

If we smart as a country let's use these Chinese prisoners to negotiate for imprisoned Nigerians in China.

iLoveYouToo:



Bad man 😂

Sharp that's the fact

They must serve their sentences here

Why plea bargain for them. Will the Chinese government accept pleas bargain for Nigerian that commits such crimes ? Na wooo. Identity theft... Ok oo

inoki247:
Ok...



EFCC no get pishure and Placard like the way they treat the Citizen

we are still in slavery , scam is everywhere in the world but the blacks are being treated like it's only practice here, Cbex ,MMM na oyinbo runs the entire country in one fold

When are you going to convict the ones rehearsing Kung Fu with Nigerians in sweat shops called factories in Nigeria 🙄

Why was their pictures not displayed?

If it's indigenous offender, our press will quickly post their pictures.

Amotolongbo:


https://gazettengr.com/court-convicts-nine-chinese-nationals-of-cybercrime-in-lagos/

What sentence were handed down to them and why hide it from reporting it

providencia:
Someone once said that many of these chinese immigrants are serving their jail term in Nigeria

Yes and they are slowly turning Africa into Australia.... Just as the British empire sent their convicts and criminals to that land and slowly took over it within 120 years

That’s good

Where are their faces?

Clearly explains why I've been getting text messages from scammers with Nigerian number over here in South Korea

SIXTEENTH:
Hahahahahahahaha hahahahaha are you sure they're in county jail

make them dey deceive themselves.

Na when election dey come for Nigeria we dey always hear about Chinese been arrested in Nigeria.

They will get an option of fine

Only one year?

All is well thou