Scams: Nigerian Court sentences 15 foreigners for cyberterrorism, online fraud

*The Federal High Court, in Lagos, sentences 15 more foreigners to a year imprisonment each for engaging in cyberterrorism and Internet fraud within the Nigerian digital ecosystem 

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

The Federal High Court, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Lagos, convicted and sentenced a new set of foreigners to a year imprisonment each for cyberterrorism and Internet fraud.

ConsumerConnect reports the convicted and sentenced foreign scammers are part of a larger number of 193 foreign nationals Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission earlier arrested during a sting operation, tagged “Eagle Flush Operation”, in Lagos.

Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye in separate cases sentenced a total of 15 foreigners to jail.

These include 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, a Malaysian and an Indonesian after they had all pleaded guilty.

The convicts are Winnie De Jesus, Kayceelynn Remorin, Irish Chna, Darwisa Esmael, Kimberly Nisperos, Savien Cire Renovilla, Zeng Zerong, and Guo Bin.

Others are: Jessa Sanchi, Jhena Sarmiento, Rain Torida, Rex Jose Dilag (aka Madison), Tan Soon Kar, Fernando Fu Fang and Beverlyin Gumayo (aka Veb Sumayo.

Stiffer penalties for 15 convicts

Besides imprisonment the Nigerian trial Judges have also ordered the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure the 15 convicts are repatriated to their countries of origin within seven days after completion of their sentences in the West African country.

Likewise, the court ruled that the electronic devices, which the operatives of EFCC had recovered from the defendants were ordered to be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

It is recalled that Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke and Justice Yellim Bogoro in two separate trials, recently convicted and sentenced 18 foreigners.

With this latest verdict, the total number of foreigners convicted and sentenced within a week is now 33.

The 18 foreigners also, who initially had pleaded not guilty changed their pleas under a plea bargain agreement with the EFCC, according to report.

The EFCC operatives, during the “Eagle Flush Operation” December 2024, had apprehended the suspected cyber fraudsters at their hideout in a seven-storey building called ‘Big Leaf Building’ on Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Report indicates the EFCC, in total, has arrested 792 suspects in connection with cybercrimes, cryptocurrency investments, computer-related fraud, money laundering and romance scam in Nigeria.

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