The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.
According to a statement made available to TheIdeal News on Thursday by the EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian.
Oyewale added that the development 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.
The statement also disclosed that further deportations are scheduled in the coming days.
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