The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted 59 foreign nationals for their involvement in a major cybercrime syndicate uncovered by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre.
The foreigners, identified as citizens of China and Malaysia, were among the 130 suspects arrested during a police raid on a building in the Jahi area of Abuja on November 3, 2024.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday, the suspects included 113 foreigners and 17 Nigerians accused of large-scale internet fraud, sophisticated hacking, and other offences threatening the country’s cybersecurity.
Twenty-one members of the syndicate were earlier sentenced in August 2025, while five others were convicted in September.
Hundeyin added that the latest conviction brings the total number of convicted suspects in the case to 85.
“In furtherance of the Nigeria Police Force’s sustained efforts in combating all forms of cybercrimes and safeguarding national security, the Nigeria Police Force, through its National Cybercrime Centre, has recorded another milestone with the conviction of an additional fifty-nine (59) foreign nationals, in continuation of the prosecution of members of a high-profile international cybercrime syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024.
“On Saturday, 3rd November 2024, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, carried out a well-coordinated cyber-operation on a building located in Jahi, Abuja.
