By Ghazali Ibrahim
A 26-year-old Nigerian national, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges tied to a sexual extortion scheme that allegedly led to the death of a young man in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Philadelphia Field Office’s Fort Washington Resident Agency in collaboration with the Abington Township Police Department. Prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Brown
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Adewale was brought to the U.S. from Nigeria to answer charges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
He is accused of participating in a scheme involving sexual extortion and is charged by indictment with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
Adewale appeared in federal court in Philadelphia on Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski.
According to U.S. authorities, Adewale was initially arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, during a broader FBI-led operation targeting individuals accused of sexually extorting minors in the United States. He was extradited on Friday, February 13, 2026.
The extradition was coordinated with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the FBI, which took Adewale into custody upon his arrival.
U.S. officials acknowledged the critical support of Nigerian authorities, including the 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 (EFCC).
Adewale’s extradition follows the earlier transfer of his alleged co-conspirators to the United States. Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” 27, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, were extradited in August 2024.
Abiodun later pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud. In June 2025, United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky sentenced him to five years in prison.
Aina also pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud. In October 2025, Judge Slomsky sentenced Aina to six years in prison.
Authorities emphasized that the charges against Adewale are allegations. Under U.S. law, he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
