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FBI & INTERPOL Cases: Nigeria
Browse sourced FBI-linked person reports by nationality and INTERPOL-supported operations by location for Nigeria. Coverage is not exhaustive.
Editorial Archive — Not an Official Register This directory compiles a verified selection of public FBI-linked arrest releases and INTERPOL-supported operations concerning African nations. It is not an exhaustive historical register; FBI involvement does not mean its agents personally made every arrest. INTERPOL supports national police and does not arrest individuals itself. For FBI cases, folders use documented nationality; for INTERPOL operations, they use the operation location, not the suspects’ nationality. A charge is an allegation, not a conviction. Statuses reflect cited releases, not live custody information. Reviewed 24 September 2026.
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Abiola Ayorinde Kayode
FBI · Indicted; extradited
Arrest Location: Ghana
Date: April 2023
DOJ says Ghanaian authorities arrested Kayode at the U.S. request and handed him to FBI agents for transfer to Nebraska.
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Babatunde Martins
FBI · Convicted; sentenced to time served
Arrest Location: Overseas; DOJ does not specify arrest country
Date: Before 2019 extradition
DOJ identified Martins as an Accra resident arrested overseas, later extradited to Memphis, and subsequently convicted.
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Benard Emurhowhoariogho Okorhi
FBI · Convicted; sentenced to 75 months
Arrest Location: Overseas; DOJ does not specify arrest country
Date: Before extradition; date not stated
DOJ reported Okorhi's overseas arrest while he resided in Ghana, and later confirmed his U.S. extradition and sentence.
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Adebola Festus Adekunle
FBI · Extradited; charged as of August 2026
Arrest Location: Nigeria
Date: 14 August 2023
DOJ says Nigerian authorities arrested Adekunle in a wider operation with the FBI. He was extradited in 2026 to face charges concerning online sexual exploitation of a minor; charges are allegations, not a conviction.
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Mudasiru Afeez Olawale
FBI · Extradited; charged as of August 2026
Arrest Location: Nigeria
Date: 9 August 2023
Arrested in Nigeria during an FBI-partnered operation and extradited in 2026 to face charges concerning online sexual exploitation of minors. The cited release reports charges, not a conviction.
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Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu
FBI · Extradited; charged in 2025
Arrest Location: France
Date: Before extradition in August 2025; exact date not stated
Arrested in France at the United States' request, then extradited to face hacking, fraud and identity-theft charges investigated by the FBI. The indictment is an allegation.
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Charles Onus
FBI · Arrested; charged in 2021
Arrest Location: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date: 14 April 2021
A Nigerian national arrested in San Francisco in an FBI and IRS-CI investigation into alleged intrusions involving payroll-service accounts. The cited release announces charges, not a conviction.
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Yusuf Owolabi Abdul
FBI · Extradited; charged in 2021
Arrest Location: Germany
Date: 11 December 2020
A Nigerian citizen and Canadian resident arrested in Germany on an INTERPOL Red Notice and extradited to face U.S. fraud and money-laundering charges in an FBI case.
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Fatade Idowu Olamilekan
FBI · Extradited; charged in 2022
Arrest Location: Not specified; extradited from Nigeria
Date: Before extradition in July 2022; exact date not stated
A Nigerian citizen extradited to New York on allegations of impersonating U.S. procurement officials to obtain equipment. The FBI investigated; the linked indictment is not a conviction.
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Dominic Francis Labiran
FBI · Extradited; charged in 2024
Arrest Location: Benin
Date: Around 29 October 2021
A dual U.K. and Nigerian citizen arrested in Benin on an INTERPOL Red Notice and extradited to New York in an FBI-investigated money-laundering case. His citizenship is Nigerian; Benin is his arrest location.
Operation Contender 2.0 — Nigeria
INTERPOL · 2 arrested by Nigerian police
Date: 27 April 2024
After a report from Finnish authorities and intelligence supplied through INTERPOL, Nigerian police arrested two people in a cyber-fraud investigation. The public report does not name them.