FBI Offers N15 Million Reward For Nigerian Wanted For Bank, Identity Fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a nationwide alert for a Nigerian man, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted for violating conditions of release in connection with multiple federal fraud charges. Adediran, also known by numerous aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Stephen Dediyi, and Maxo Alexandre, is accused of bank fraud, identity…

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Lagos-based Man Allegedly Defrauds Trump’s 2025 Inauguration Fund Of N460 Million

The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize assets belonging to Lagos-based fraudster Ehiremen Aigbokhan, who is accused of orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that stole over ₦460 million ($250,000) meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration. According to U.S. court documents, Aigbokhan and his associates used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme to impersonate…

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FBI Arrests Nigerian ‘Tech-Queen’, Faces 20-Year Sentence For Fraud

A Nigerian software programmer and self-proclaimed ‘tech queen’, Sapphire Egemasi, is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over her alleged involvement in a transnational fraud syndicate that defrauded multiple U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars. Egemasi, known for flaunting a luxurious lifestyle…

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Tinubu’s FBI Files: U.S. Accused Of Political Harassment, Witch-hunting Of Nigerian President

A group under the auspices of the Concerned Nigerian Citizens for Justice and Sovereignty has called on foreign entities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to witch-hunt President Bola Tinubu. The group led by Kailani Muhammad, the director-general of the Confederation of All Progressives Congress Support Groups, made the call at a news conference…

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FBI, Columbian Police Arrest Nigerian ‘Linked To Large-scale drug Trafficking’

Colombian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have arrested a suspected Nigerian transnational drug trafficker at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital. The suspect was identified as Joseph Okparaejesi, alias Alen, in a report on Thursday. Citing intelligence sources, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake…

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FBI Arrests U.S. Based Nigerian Pastor For Conniving With Osun Monarch In Multimillion-dollar Internet Fraud

The FBI has arrested Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi for conspiring with Osun monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to defraud the U.S. government of $4.2 million COVID-19 relief funds. Like the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Mr Oluwasanmi also submitted forged documents to apply for the COVID-19 loans meant to lessen the financial burden of struggling businesses during…

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