The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has executed its largest single-day crackdown on cryptocurrency and romance scam syndicates, apprehending 792 suspects in Lagos.
Cable reports that 158 foreigners and 634 others were arrested in a single raid on a Lagos building.
“This is the biggest arrest of its kind in a single operation,” Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, declared at a press briefing on Monday.
According to The PUNCH, the arrests were made at a seven-storey building located on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The suspects include 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhs, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian.
According to Uwujaren, the foreign nationals were allegedly using the building as a training hub to teach Nigerians the art of orchestrating romance and cryptocurrency scams.
“The foreigners were creating fake profiles for their Nigerian accomplices to engage in romance and investment scams,” Uwujaren disclosed.
The EFCC said all seven floors of the building were equipped with advanced desktop computers used for fraudulent activities.
Investigators also recovered over 500 SIM cards from Nigerian telecommunications operators.
