COURT JAILS FIVE CHINESE NATIONALS FOR CYBERTERRORISM, INTERNET FRAUD IN LAGOS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of five Chinese nationals for cyberterrorism and internet fraud in Lagos.
The convicts Guo Qiang (alias Wu You You), Yang Shumei, Guo Zhi Yong, Zhang Gia Feng, and Lu Yi Liang were sentenced on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, by Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi.
They were among 792 suspects arrested during a large-scale sting operation code-named Eagle Flush carried out by EFCC operatives on December 19, 2024. The operation targeted a syndicate engaged in cryptocurrency investment scams and romance fraud.
The defendants were arraigned on separate charges bordering on cyberterrorism and internet fraud. One of the charges against Guo Qiang read:
“That you, Guo Qiang (aka Wu You You), sometime in December 2024 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, wilfully caused to be accessed computer system for the purpose of destabilizing and destroying the economy and social structure of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 (As Amended, 2024).”
Initially, the defendants pleaded not guilty, but during Tuesday’s court proceedings, they changed their plea to guilty.
Following their admission, EFCC counsel U.S. Kyari urged the court to convict them as charged.
Justice Dipeolu sentenced each of the five convicts to one year in prison and imposed a fine of N1 million on each. The judge also directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to deport them to their country of origin within seven days of completing their sentences.
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