U.S. Lists 10 Nigerians for Deportation Over Crimes

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released a new list of 10 Nigerian nationals who are to be deported due to their involvement in criminal activities. These individuals have been added to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) register known as ‘Worst of the Worst’.

The offenses attributed to these individuals range from fraud and identity theft to child-related crimes and drug offenses. The names and specific charges against them include: Temitope Bashua (fraud by wire, identity theft, and fraud) from Allenwood, Pennsylvania; Ojehoro Lewis (cruelty toward a child) from Conroe, Texas; Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe (fraud by wire) from Louisville, Kentucky; Daniel Oworen (dangerous drugs) from Conroe, Texas; Raymond H. Ekevwo (fraud by wire) from Oxford, Wisconsin; Franklin Dikeocha (sex offense against a child – fondling) from Dallas, Texas; Johnson Ogunlana (fraud and identity theft) from White Deer, Pennsylvania; Chukwuemeka Okorocha (fraud by wire, dangerous drugs, possession of weapon, aggravated assault) from Allenwood, Pennsylvania; Tunde Korede (conspiracy) from Allenwood, Pennsylvania; and Chukwuemeka Chinye (larceny from a banking-type institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft, conspiracy) from Pollock, Louisiana.

The DHS stated that this register aims to spotlight what it describes as the “worst of worst criminal aliens” arrested by ICE.