FG Extradites Third Nigerian to U.S. Over Sextortion, Murder Case
The Federal Government has extradited 26-year-old Nigerian Afeez Olatunji Adewale to the United States to face charges connected to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in Pennsylvania. Adewale is the third Nigerian implicated in the case and is charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
He appeared in a federal court in Philadelphia before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Adewale was arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, as part of a coordinated operation with the FBI targeting sexual extortionists preying on minors in the United States.
His extradition on February 13, 2026, was facilitated by Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja. U.S. authorities, including the FBI and local police in Pennsylvania, have been leading the investigation.
Adewale’s co-defendants, Imoleayo Samuel Aina and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, were extradited in August 2024. Abiodun pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud, receiving a five-year prison sentence, while Aina pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including cyberstalking, extortion, and fraud, and was sentenced to six years in prison.
The Justice Department described Nigeria’s support as critical in bringing Adewale to the United States, underlining the importance of international cooperation in tackling cybercrime and sexual extortion networks.
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