A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Idowu Olamilekan, on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted list was on Thursday, July 14 extradited to the United States for allegedly stealing over $3.5million worth of equipment in various cities across the US.
His extradition was coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following a notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New York, through the US Legal Attache for his role in impersonating various cities, state and academic institutions across the United States.
Fatade was indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York for offences of wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and identity theft.
According to a statement by EFCC Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the suspect was arrested on September 30, 2021 by operatives of the EFCC and his extradition trial commenced sometime in November, 2021 before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
On May 1, 2022, the Judge granted the requestto extradite the suspect to the United States to answer to the criminal charges against him.
Upon his arrival in the United States, the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court.
Credit : THE NATION.
