How these six Nigerians made their way into the FBI’s most-wanted list
17 July 2020 |
7:00 am
In August of 2019, the United States of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released the names of 77 Nigerians involved in what was described as the largest fraud in US history.
Now add these six to the FBI’s cybercrime most wanted list: Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Felix Osilama Okpoh, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, Nnamdi Orson Benson, and Ayomide Michael Olorunyomi.
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