2ND WITNESS TESTIFIES IN TRIAL OF CHINESE NATIONALS FACING CYBERTERRORISM, INTERNET FRAUD CHARGES IN LAGOS
A prosecution witness in the trial of some Chinese citizens arrested for internet fraud and cyberterrorism has told the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, how he deposited the Naira equivalent of Fifteen Thousand Dollars into the bank account of Genting Company Limited.
The PW2 identified as ALHASSAN GARBA, who is a local foreign exchange operator, testified before Justice DANIEL OSIAGOR in the ongoing trial of one HUANG HAOYU and others.
HUANG HAOYU is standing trial alongside FRIDAY AUDU, AN HONGXU and Genting International Company Limited on eleven counts of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud and money laundering to the tune of over Three-Point-Four Billion Naira and Two-Point-Five Million Dollars.
They are among a syndicate of seven hundred and ninety-two involved in cryptocurrency investment scheme and romance fraud, who were arrested during EFCC’s ‘Eagle Flush Operation’ raids in December 2024.
Justice OSIAGOR adjourned the matter till Friday, July 4, 2025, for further hearing.