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Two Nigerians Extradited To U.S. On Charges Of Sexual Extortion, Death Of American Citizen
Aug 6, 2024
Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of extortion.
Two Nigerian men identified as Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 24, have been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges of sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of extortion.
Meanwhile, both Aina and Abiodun are charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
In a statement on Monday, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that the two suspects were extradited from Nigeria to the U.S. to face charges related to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Romero said that after being charged by complaint, Aina and Abiodun were arrested in Nigeria and taken into custody by the FBI on July 31, 2024.
"They were extradited to the United States with the assistance of the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the FBI,” the statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, said.
"The support and assistance of Nigerian security authorities was essential to this effort, notably that of Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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