EFCC Extradites Two Nigerians to US Over Sextortion

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerians, Adebola Festus Adekunle and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, to the United States to face charges of sexual exploitation and extortion of American teenagers. This action followed investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into sextortion schemes that targeted minors, resulting in the suicides of two victims.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Michael Gonzales, announced this during a visit to Abuja, where he met with senior Nigerian officials to discuss international cooperation against cybercrime. Since 2022, the FBI Legal Attaché Office at the US Embassy in Abuja has collaborated with the EFCC on 41 extraditions, with five completed in 2026.

The extradition proceedings for Olawale faced a setback in June 2024 when a Federal High Court in Lagos rejected the application, but the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation appealed the decision.