Nigerian Extradited to US Over Sextortion, Money Laundering Charges

A 26-year-old Nigerian national, Afeez Adewale, has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges linked to sexual extortion and the death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf confirmed Adewale’s extradition.

Adewale made his initial appearance on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne Sitarski in federal court in Philadelphia. He faces charges including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

According to the DOJ, Adewale was originally arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, as part of a coordinated FBI operation targeting individuals allegedly involved in sexually extorting minors in the United States.

The Department of Justice acknowledged the cooperation of Nigerian authorities in facilitating the extradition, specifically citing the Attorney General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Two of Adewale’s alleged co-defendants, Samuel Abiodun and Imoleayo Aina, also known as Alice Dave, were extradited to the United States in August 2024.

In June 2025, U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky sentenced Abiodun to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud.

Later, in October 2025, the same judge sentenced Aina to six years in prison following her guilty plea to wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, accepting proceeds of extortion, interstate threats to harm reputation, and cyberstalking.