Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said Federal High Courts in Lagos on 17 July convicted and sentenced 15 Chinese nationals on charges of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The defendants, prosecuted by the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, were found guilty after separate trials before Justices Ayokunle Faji and Dehinde Dipeolu. The ruling caps a three-week enforcement drive in which the EFCC secured five consecutive judgments against similar syndicates. Between 27 June and 7 July, the agency obtained convictions of 36 other Chinese citizens—14 on 27 June, five on 1 July, eight on 4 July and nine on 7 July—bringing the total number of foreign nationals jailed in the operation to 51. Prosecutors said the groups ran a coordinated network that carried out large-scale online scams, identity theft and digital espionage aimed at both domestic and international victims. The cases were brought under Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022. Sentencing orders include prison terms and potential forfeiture of equipment and illicit proceeds, though detailed jail times have not yet been published. The EFCC described the series of convictions as a significant step in Nigeria’s efforts to curb transnational cybercrime and reinforce confidence in the country’s financial system among international partners.