Nigeria Court Orders Seizure Of 73 Properties Linked To Chinese Scam Suspects

File image of members of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anti-graft agency said Friday that a court has ordered the seizure of dozens of Lagos properties linked to Chinese nationals suspected of internet fraud.

The agency said a Lagos court had “ordered the interim forfeiture of 73 properties, including 1,596 laptop computers recovered from Chinese involved in cyber-terrorism and internet fraud”.

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