The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Peiyuan Niu, wanted in connection with an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence.
In a public notice issued on Tuesday by , the EFCC spokesperson, the commission stated that Niu’s last known address is 111 Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, .
“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.
“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: [email protected] or the nearest police station and other security agencies.”
This is not the first time a Chinese national has faced fraud allegations in Nigeria.
In December 2024, 792 suspects were arrested in after the EFCC carried out its largest single-day operation targeting cryptocurrency and romance scam networks.
Members of the syndicate included 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhs, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian. Some of the suspects have since been convicted of internet fraud.