2 Nigerians extradited to US to face sextortion charges
The United States’ Justice Department has announced that two Nigerian men have been extradited to the US from Nigeria to face prosecution in two separate cases for the financially motivated sextortion of minors that resulted in the death of teenagers in both the Northern District of Mississippi and the Middle District of North Carolina. […]
Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution over the sexually motivated exploitation of minors, resulting in the deaths of two American teenagers. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the extradition, stating the government's commitment to protecting children from exploitation and abuse. FBI Director Kash Patel added that the two men, Adebola Festus Adekunle and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, were apprehended in 2023 during a joint operation by the FBI and Nigerian authorities.
Adekunle, 26, of Lagos, was charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor leading to death, coercion and enticement of a minor, and interstate threats to extort. Olawale, 24, from Nigeria, faces charges for sexual exploitation of minors resulting in death, enticement of minors, interstate threatening communications, and distribution of child pornography.
Both men are set to appear in federal courts in Mississippi and North Carolina, respectively. Their extradition was facilitated by the Justice Department's Office of International Affairs, FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and FBI agents in Nigeria. This case is part of a broader effort to dismantle criminal networks involved in sextortion and child sexual exploitation.
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