FULL LIST: Nigerians convicted, jailed abroad between July and September

More Nigerians were arrested, convicted, deported or jailed abroad in the third quarter of 2026 than in the previous two quarters, for crimes ranging from wire fraud to drug trafficking and immigration fraud, Peoples Gazette reported.

More Nigerians were arrested, convicted, deported or jailed abroad in the third quarter of 2026 than in the previous two quarters, Peoples Gazette reported.

The cases were recorded between July and September across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. They ranged from wire fraud and drug trafficking to immigration fraud.

In the U.S., St. Louis building inspector Banjo Popoola admitted stealing $1.64 million meant for repairing buildings. Financial adviser Ejiroghene Okuma was jailed for seven years for scamming a senior citizen of over $9 million.

Several Nigerians were arrested for illegal voting, while three faced denaturalisation over immigration fraud.

In the UK, Olukanyinsola Odebode was jailed for 12 years for rape, and Gideon Olumoyegun pleaded guilty in a £13.8 million cannabis smuggling plot.

South Africa extradited six alleged Black Axe members to the U.S., and the EFCC extradited two Nigerians accused of sextortion linked to teenagers’ deaths.

The newspaper noted that its list of cases was not exhaustive.

The list (Q3 2026)

July

• Aderinsola Oluwanitemi Adeleye: arrested in Ghana over alleged cybercrime and U.S. bank ATM card fraud
• Banjo Popoola: convicted in the U.S. for a $1.64m contract fraud
• Afeez Adewale: jailed five years in the U.S. for money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud linked to a sextortion death
• Daniel Victor Eze, David Oko Ewa: arrested in Ghana over the alleged murder of Nkemujika Uzorchukwu
• Michael Ikechukwu: declared wanted in Canada over alleged criminal harassment and probation violation
• Akachukwu Anikpe, Chineze Emmanuel Onyechere, Mazi Ejiofor Edochie, Emeka Frank Uzoije, Emmanuel Kelechi Ewulu, Ikechukwu Prince Umunna: arrested in Thailand for allegedly overstaying visas
• Omololu Akinlolu: pleaded guilty in London alongside Chris Brown over a nightclub brawl
• Bashir Oladimeji Lawal: arrested in Texas for public drunkenness
• Ada Otuka: arrested and convicted in the U.S. for illegal voting

August

• About 205 Nigerians: among those deported from Canada in June 2026, according to a report published in August
• Jonathan Omorogieva Obasohan, Yetunde Folake Olaniyi, Vivian Chike Obichere: U.S. denaturalisation filed over immigration fraud
• Adedayo Fateru: jailed seven years and three months in the U.S. over a $1.7m money laundering racket
• Augustine Okechukwu Maazi: captured in Ghana after a failed bank robbery and now on trial
• Izuchukwu Odionye: arrested in Vietnam for alleged drug trafficking
• Foluso Omole: arrested while allegedly trying to flee Australia, charged over a $5m fraud
• Oladipupo Atandare, Latifat Yusuf: charged in the UK with drug trafficking offences
• Gideon Oluwasetemi Olumoyegun: pleaded guilty in the UK over a £13.8m cannabis plot
• Olukanyinsola Odebode: jailed 12 years in the UK for rape and assault
• Mudashiru Afeez Olawale, Adebola Festus Adekunle: extradited to the U.S. over alleged sextortion linked to two teenagers’ deaths
• Oluwasegun Baiyewu: jailed in the U.S. for laundering $3.1m through car shipments
• Hope Chioma Patrick: charged with child trafficking in Barbados
• Ediongseyene Essien: jailed in the UK for robbing elderly patients
• Olusegun Adejorin: jailed eight years in the U.S. for stealing $7.5m from charities

September

• Kolawole Erunkulu: jailed six years in the UK for causing a death after falling asleep at the wheel
• Oluwayomi Obed Edom Adeola: Texas prison guard indicted over alleged possession of prohibited items, including K2 and methamphetamine
• Olusegun Onidare: charged in Canada over the alleged sexual assault of two women
• Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, Adeniyi Akeem Somoye: charged in the U.S. over alleged immigration bribery
• Raphael Oludemilade-Adebowale: arrested by ICE after a money laundering conviction
• Six alleged Black Axe members: extradited from South Africa to the U.S. over wire fraud and romance scams
• Ejiroghene Okuma: jailed seven years in the U.S. over a $9m scam
• Babatunde Odutola: jailed in the UK for an indecent act on a train and harassment
• Gladys Okafor: arrested in the U.S. for allegedly voting with green card status
• Eberechukwu Emmanuel Igwe: Texas prison officer charged with allegedly assaulting his wife
• Helen Adams, Joshua Akpom: arrested in the U.S. for alleged illegal voting
• Joseph Nantomah: jailed in the U.S. for investor and church fraud
• Olamide Shanu: pleaded guilty in Idaho to a $2.5m cyber-fraud scheme
• Olawunmi Johnson: arrested by ICE over alleged illegal voting and a false citizenship claim
• Chukwunonso Uzoma-Eze: charged with the murder of UMass Dartmouth footballer Marvins Antoine
• Obiageriaku Jane Iheanacho: arrested by ICE for deportation
• Ebunoluwa Tomiwa: charged in Canada over alleged human trafficking and sexual offences
• Greg Chukwuka Orji: arrested by ICE after a drug conviction
• Michael Oluwapelumi Ademoye: Texas correctional officer arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a prison