August 28, 2026
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerians to the United States to face prosecution over alleged sexual exploitation and sextortion of two teenage boys.
The EFCC said Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were extradited to the US on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, following separate investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into sextortion schemes targeting male minors.
According to the commission, the alleged schemes targeted boys, particularly those aged between 13 and 17, and involved the use of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to extort victims through money remitters, gift cards and cryptocurrency.
The FBI investigations allegedly linked the suspects to two separate cases involving American minors who died by suicide after being subjected to online sexual exploitation and extortion.
