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Nigeria police take custody of murder suspect extradited from Ghana

Nigerian police have taken custody of a fugitive wanted over the abduction and killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer and her daughter, after Ghanaian authorities arrested him and handed him over through Interpol. Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun was transferred to officers of Interpol’...

September 7, 2026 Crime and justice

Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle

Two Nigerians extradited to US over alleged sextortion of teenage boys

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says two men have been extradited to the United States to face charges over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion of two teenage boys. Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were extradited on Wednesday, August 26,...

August 28, 2026 Crime and justice