Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a crackdown on cybercriminals on August 15. The commission said on Thursday that 102 accused criminals have been deported so far, including 50 Chinese nationals.

The Chinese suspects, along with a Tunisian, were arrested in a massive raid against a criminal syndicate in Lagos in December 2024. Almost 800 arrests were made on that day, including 193 foreigners, making it the largest action taken by the EFCC since it was established in 2002.

The raid targeted the Big Leaf Building, a seven-story building on Victoria Island in Lagos that served the gang as a “hustle kingdom,” a training center and operational headquarters for cybercrime.

According to EFCC, the foreign suspects were recruiting Nigerians and teach

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