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In Lagos State, 192 foreign nationals convicted of cyberterrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes have been deported by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in cooperation with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
The final group of 50 Chinese and one Tunisian were repatriated on October 16, 2025, marking the end of the massive deportation that started on August 15, 2025.
Security officials hailed the months-long operation as one of the nation’s most comprehensive crackdowns on cybercrime.
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The deportees were among 759 suspects apprehended on December 10, 2024, at Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, as part of a concerted sting operation, according to EFCC officials.
Operatives assaulted the Genting International Co. Limited headquarters, a front purportedly used to carry out extensive online fraud and Ponzi investment schemes, based on reliable intelligence.
The group operated a sophisticated network that engaged in worldwide financial frauds, cyber-enabled Ponzi schemes, and identity theft, according to investigations.
Numerous inmates were said to have administered internet platforms designed to swindle gullible investors in several nations and educated local recruits.
The foreign nationals were later found guilty of money laundering, fraudulent investment operations, and cybercrime by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Following court orders made in compliance with Nigerian immigration and criminal regulations, they were deported.
Midway through August, the first group of 42 prisoners—mostly Chinese and Filipinos—were deported, and subsequent groups were gradually sent back to their home countries in September and October.
China, the Philippines, Tunisia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Timor-Leste were among the 192 people deported, according to the EFCC.