- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than 51 foreign cybercrime convicts have been deported back to their respective countries by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday on the EFCC’s official X handle.
According to the statement, the repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian.
The deportation reportedly brings the total repatriated convicted foreign nationals to 102 in the ongoing exercise that commenced on Friday, August 15, 2025.
EFCC stated that the convicts were among the 192 foreign nationals arrested in Lagos following the discovery of their operations in what was considered one of the largest foreign-led cybercrime syndicates in Nigeria.
The statement read; “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, 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.”