by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a total sum of $120,548.43 and N70,602,841.46 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland.
The funds, recovered from local fraudsters other known as Yahoo boys, were handed over to the foreign victims as part of the EFCC’s commitment to ensuring justice and restitution for those affected by fraudulent activities.
The assets were officially presented to representatives of the respective countries at the EFCC headquarters on Friday.
Charles Smith, legal attaché of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), received $26,581 and N40,602,841.46 on behalf of victims from the United States.
Additionally, the EFCC returned two luxury cars — a Mercedes Benz E550 4Matic and a Mercedes Benz C450 AMG — along with a residential bungalow located at 17/19 Seaman street, Unguwar Maigero, Kaduna state, for onward transmission to the affected individuals.
Meanwhile, EFCC has arraigned 20 foreigners over alleged cybercrimes and plots to destabilise the economy of Nigeria.
The commission arraigned the foreigners on Thursday on separate two-count charges before Musa Kakaki, the presiding judge, at the federal high court in Lagos.
The defendants include 15 Filipinos, one Indonesian, and four Chinese nationals.
