| Category Name | Corruption |
| Source of News | efccnigeria.org |
| Date of New | 2025-06-03 |
| News Headline | Lagos Court Jails Eight Filipinos for Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud |
| Name of Reporter | EFCC |
| Name of Victim | Federal Government |
| Age | 0 |
| Gender | Federal Government |
| Occupation | |
| Type of Matter | Corruption |
| Complain Office | EFCC |
| Crime Address | Victoria Island, Lagos |
| Crime State | Lagos |
| Crime Local Govt Area | Eti Osa |
| Crime City | Victoria Island, Lagos |
| Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-WEST |
| Crime Date | 2024-12-19 |
| Alleged Offence | 1-count charge of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud |
| Section of the Law | 18(1) and 2(3)(d), Cybercrimes Act, 2015 |
| Crime Motivation | |
| Type of Sector | Private |
| Alleged Crime Organization | Individual - Foreigner (Filipinos) |
| Organization Category | Cryptocurrency investment/trading pretense (cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud) |
| Crime Sector | Individual |
| Type of Crime | Cybercrime/fraud |
| Item Description | Foreigner (Filipinos); corruption; cybercrime/fraud - committed offence of cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud by procuring Nigerian youths to act as foreigners to commit identity theft and al |
| Quantity | 0 |
| No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
| General Remark | Convicted |
| Perpetrators Destination | |
| No of Victims | 1 |
| Prosecuting Agency | EFCC |
| Arraignment Date | 2025-05-27 |
| Court | Federal High Court |
| Court Address: State | Lagos |
| Court Address: Town | Ikoyi, Lagos |
| Name of Judge | Justice Alexander Owoeye |
| Prosecting Counsel | N.K. Ukoha |
| Defense Counsel | |
| No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 8 |
| Status of Matter | Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment with option of fine and also ordered Immigration Service to ensure repatriation of the convicts to their country within 7 days of completion of their terms. The devices recovered from them forfeited to Fed. Govt. |
| No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
| No of Persons Jailed | 8 |
| Forfeited Assets | 0 |
| Amount Forfeited | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
| Conviction Date | 2025-05-27 |
| Details | Source |