The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Peiyuan Niu, a Chinese national, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.
In a public notice released on Tuesday by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, the agency said the last known address of Niu is 111 Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Lagos state.
“The public is hereby notified that PEIYUAN NIU, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence,” the notice reads.
“Niu, 40, is a Chinese national, and his last known address is 111, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Lagos State.
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“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest police station and other security agencies.”
This is not the first time allegations of fraud will be levelled against a Chinese national in Nigeria.
In December 2024, 792 suspects were arrested in Lagos when the EFCC carried out its largest single-day operation against cryptocurrency and romance scam networks.
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Members of the syndicate include 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhs, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian. Some of the suspects have been convicted of internet fraud.
