Nigerian nationals extradited to US
yazan Giantkebab: Nigeria
Five years in detention ends as six Nigerian citizens arrive in the U.S. from South Africa to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. This follows a 2021 investigation launched in Cape Town that uncovered a romantic scam ring moving $6.2 million across over one hundred victims. Eight people were originally arrested there, though one secured R210,000 bail while another had already been sent overseas before this afternoon transfer for the remaining defendants.
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Six Nigerian nationals will be extradited to the United States of America this afternoon, following a rather lengthy investigation that began in 2021, where they were arrested here in Cape Town. At the time, there were eight of them, and since then, one has been granted R210,000 bail, and the other one has subsequently been extradited to the United States. and they will all be standing trial for wire fraud as well as money laundering.
