The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) charged 18 extra Chinese language nationals with varied cybercrimes. 

The arraignment, led by Justice Daniel Osiagor on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Ikoyi, Lagos, included people recognized as Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, and 15 others. 

These people had been half of a bigger group of 792 suspects detained in December 2024 in the course of the “Eagle Flush Operation,” a big EFCC sting operation centered on cryptocurrency funding and romance frauds.

The fees in opposition to them embody cyberterrorism, fraud, possessing fraudulent paperwork, and id theft. Through the court docket session, all accused pleaded not responsible. 

The prosecution, represented by Nnaemeka Omewa, requested a trial date and for the defendants to be held in a correctional centre till then. The trial was scheduled for Might 5, 2025, with the accused remanded in custody till that date.