The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Li Kuang Kuang, a Chinese national, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged cyber-terrorism plot aimed at destabilizing Nigeria’s economy.
According to the EFCC, Kuang was part of a 792-member syndicate arrested on December 19, 2024, during a sting operation codenamed "Eagle Flush." He faces a one-count charge for allegedly accessing a computer system with the intent to disrupt Nigeria’s economic and social structure, an offense punishable under Section 18 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2024).
The charge reads: “That you, Li Kuang Kuang and Genting International Co. Limited, sometime in December 2024 in Lagos, willfully caused to be accessed a computer system for the purpose of destabilizing and destroying the economy and social structure of Nigeria.”
Kuang pleaded “not guilty” in court. Prosecution counsel U.S. Kyari requested a trial date and his remand in a correctional facility. Justice Osiagor ordered his detention at Ikoyi Correctional Center and adjourned the case to July 18, 2025.
This case highlights the EFCC’s intensified crackdown on cybercrime, cryptocurrency fraud, and transnational financial crimes threatening Nigeria’s digital economy.
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