The federal high court in Lagos has remanded 11 Chinese nationals and a Filipino at the Ikoyi and Kirikiri correctional centres over alleged internet fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the foreign nationals on Friday before Deinde Dipeolu, the presiding judge.
The charges against the foreigners include alleged cybercrimes, cyber terrorism, possession of documents with false information, and identity theft.
The foreigners pleaded not guilty to the charges.
After the defendants took their pleas, the prosecution counsel asked the court for trial dates and prayed that the defendants be remanded.
The judge adjourned the matter to February 7, 14, and 21 for trial and remanded the defendants at the correctional centres.
The defendants were among the 792 suspects arrested in Lagos by the EFCC operatives in December 2024.
The arrest was the largest single-day operation against cryptocurrency and romance scam networks by the anti-corruption agency.
The suspects were arrested at a seven-storey building in Victoria Island, Lagos.
