EFCC, NIS repatriate additional 51 foreign nationals jailed for cyber crime

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From Sola Ojo, Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated an additional 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.

The repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian, EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale said on Thursday.

This brings the total number of repatriated convicted foreign nationals to 102 in the ongoing exercise that commenced on Friday, August 15, 2025.

According to Oyewale, the convicts were 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,” he said.

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