27-yr-old Nigerian boy bags 60 months in U.S. jail term over s+xtortion scheme linked to victim’s d£ath

A 27-year-old Nigerian, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his role in a s+xtortion scheme linked to the d£ath of a young man in Pennsylvania.

United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky handed down the sentence on July 24, sentencing Adewale to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fra¥d.

Adewale was arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, during an FBI operation targeting alleged s+x¥al extortionists who preyed on victims in the U.S. He was extradited to America on February 13, 2026, with the support of Nigerian authorities, including the Attorney General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Justice and the EFCC, before pleading guilty in April.

Two other Nigerians linked to the case had earlier been extradited and sentenced. Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, received a five-year prison term in June 2025 after pleading guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fra¥d, while Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 27, also known as “Alice Dave,” was sentenced to six years in October 2025 after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including cyberstalking, extortion-related charges, money laundering conspiracy and wire fra¥d.

Reacting to the latest conviction, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said, “All three defendants have finally been brought to justice. I hope that their arrests, extradition, and prosecution make clear that the DOJ will go after those t+rrorizing our young people,  no matter where the sc@mmers and s+xtortionists may be.”

FBI Philadelphia Special Agent Wayne A. Jacobs said the sentence shows that criminals “cannot evade justice, even outside of our borders,” while Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy added, “This could have been anyone’s child, the p@in and suffering for this family will never go away.”