The South African Police Service (SAPS) says six Nigerians will be extradited to the United States of America over allegations of defrauding over 100 women in a romance scam scheme.
In a statement published
via X on Friday, the South African police said the six Nigerians
are alleged members of the Black Axe network, who are wanted by US authorities
in connection with charges of alleged wire fraud and money laundering.
SAPS said the suspects will be moved from a correctional
facility in Cape Town to the airport, where they will handed over to officials
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret
Service.
The South African police said the suspects, who were
arrested in 2021, allegedly defrauded women in the US over R100 million.
“The six Nigerian nationals were arrested in South Africa in
2021, following a major takedown operation conducted by the Hawks/DPCI,” the
statement reads.
“Through the coordination of INTERPOL South Africa, the six
will today be transported from a correctional facility in Cape Town to Cape
Town International Airport, where they will be handed over to officials from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service,
who arrived in South Africa this morning.
“The formal handover is expected to take place this
afternoon.”
In August, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) extradited two Nigerians to the US over alleged
online sexual exploitation and sextortion of two teenage boys who later died by
suicide.
Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus were extradited
after US FBI’s investigations allegedly linked them to separate sextortion
schemes targeting male minors.
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