Third Nigerian Extradited to U.S. Over Sextortion Case Linked to Young Man’s Death

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, David Metcalf, has announced the extradition of a third Nigerian national to the United States in connection with a sexual extortion scheme that allegedly led to the death of a young man in the district.

The announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The suspect, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 26, was extradited from Nigeria on Friday, February 13, 2026, to face charges stemming from the alleged sextortion operation. He is charged by indictment with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Adewale made his initial appearance in federal court in Philadelphia before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Adewale was arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, during a broader Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operation targeting individuals accused of sexually extorting minors in the United States.

The extradition was coordinated with the assistance of the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the FBI, which took Adewale into custody upon his arrival in the United States.

U.S. authorities acknowledged the critical support provided by Nigerian security agencies in securing the extradition. Notably involved were Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Adewale’s extradition follows those of his co-defendants, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” 27, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, who were extradited to the United States in August 2024.

Abiodun pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. In June 2025, he was sentenced to five years in prison by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky.

Aina later pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including cyberstalking, interstate threats to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud. In October 2025, Judge Slomsky sentenced him to six years in prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI Philadelphia Field Office’s Fort Washington Resident Agency in collaboration with the Abington Township Police Department.

Prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Brown.

Authorities stressed that the charges and allegations contained in the indictment against Adewale are accusations. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.