LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals, ISAAC ODURO BOATENG, a/k/a “Kofi Boat,” INUSAH AHMED, a/k/a…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two years after a teenager lost his life to suicide amid what officials say was a sextortion scheme, a man has been extradited to the United States to face charges, United States Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs announced alongside federal, state and law enforcement Monday. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, of the state of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian leader of an international drug ring that led to the arrest of 12 South Koreans abroad will be extradited to Korea from China later Wednesday to face drug smuggling and other charges, officials said. Obioha Frank Chinedu, 41, is accused of smuggling cocaine and hemp carried by South Korean travelers,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Police has confirmed the arrival of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairperson of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) from Niamey, Niger Republic. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Mr Maina was arrested by a combination of security and intelligence operatives in Niger and Nigeria. “The…