The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a Chinese national, Peiyuan Niu, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.
In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the suspect’s last known address 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 in an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence,” the notice stated.
According to the commission, Niu, 40, is a Chinese national.
The anti-graft agency urged members of the public with useful information about his whereabouts to contact any of its offices across the country, including those in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.
The EFCC also asked anyone with information to reach the commission via 08093322644, email at info@efcc.gov.ng, or report to the nearest police station or other security agencies.
The development comes amid increasing scrutiny of foreign nationals linked to fraud activities in Nigeria.
In December 2024, the EFCC arrested 792 suspects in Lagos during what it described as its largest single-day operation targeting cryptocurrency and romance scam networks.
Among those arrested were 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhs, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian, with several of the suspects later convicted for internet-related fraud offences.
