A 37-year-old Nigerian, Abiola Kayode, has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, United States of America, to face charges related to wire fraud.
Kayode had been listed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List following his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska announced on Thursday that Kayode was apprehended by Ghanaian authorities in April 2023 after a formal extradition request from the United States.
FBI agents escorted him to Nebraska, where he appeared in court on December 11, 2024, before Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson.
The suspect is being held in detention pending trial.
