By Ike Abonyi 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has  handed over a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ekhator to a United States Court for his involvement in a $32 million trans-border internet scam.

Two others, whose names were not disclosed, are awaiting extradition to the US to answer to the same charges.

Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mrs. Farida Waziri, according to a statement by the commission in Abuja Friday  said Nigeria would no longer be a hiding place for criminals fleeing from law enforcement agents in other countries.

She said this while briefing officers of the commission on the successful handover of Ekhator, adding that he is the third Nigerian to be extradited in recent times.

"While George Ubeozor was extradited in 2008, Sunday Adebisi Adegbesan was handed over in 2009 both to the authorities in New York. The Latest to suffer the same fate, Ehkator was indicted in the U.S. District court in Pennsylvania on November 3, 2010 over a $32 million Internet collections scam," the statement read.

According to the statement, Ekhator was arrested in August last year and the extradition process was filed through the office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice.            His extradition was recently approved by a federal high court in Lagos on July 26th, 2011.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/-32m-scam-efcc-hands-over-indicted-nigerians-to-us/96410/

SMH -

How many 'Yanks' were extradited to Nigeria over the 'Chevron Scams'?

How many 'Shell Executives' have been brought to trial for 'Corporate Negligence'?

Seems this relationship we share with America is very biased.

Why couldn't the 'Govt' sieze the guys assets and put him on trial here for money laundering like the way the 'British' are dealing with Ibori? At least they would get to hold onto the money and re-invest it in the Nigerian economy.

Afterall, the money Ibori stole will be seized by the British.

Look at how many millions the swiss seized from Mohammed Abacha under the name of money laundering - why was the money not returned to the Nigerian govt?

Exactly my thought. Inferiority complex.

Sun of god:

SMH -

How many 'Yanks' were extradited to Nigeria over the 'Chevron Scams'?

How many 'Shell Executives' have been brought to trial for 'Corporate Negligence'?

Seems this relationship we share with America is very biased.

Why couldn't the 'Govt' sieze the guys assets and put him on trial here for money laundering like the way the 'British' are dealing with Ibori? At least they would get to hold onto the money and re-invest it in the Nigerian economy.

Afterall, the money Ibori stole will be seized by the British.

Look at how many millions the swiss seized from Mohammed Abacha under the name of money laundering - why was the money not returned to the Nigerian govt?

Sun Of God, I agree with you.

This is a dangerous precedence.

Sun of god:

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has  handed over a Nigerian, Emmanuel Ekhator to a United States Court for his involvement in a $32 million trans-border internet scam.

Two others, whose names were not disclosed, are awaiting extradition to the US to answer to the same charges.

Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mrs. Farida Waziri, according to a statement by the commission in Abuja Friday  said Nigeria would no longer be a hiding place for criminals fleeing from law enforcement agents in other countries.

She said this while briefing officers of the commission on the successful handover of Ekhator, adding that he is the third Nigerian to be extradited in recent times.

Here's hoping more and more of the crooks who commit crimes outside but feel they can run back to Nigeria, to escape their punishment will meet the same soon. To clean that country, criminals need to be made to understand that Nigeria is no longer HOME.

So stupid.

His pishure is here: http://www.westafricannewsinternational.net/topstory/july_2011/July_27_2011_Lawyers_fall_victim_to_419_intricate_ploys.htm

obowunmi:

His pishure is here: http://www.westafricannewsinternational.net/topstory/july_2011/July_27_2011_Lawyers_fall_victim_to_419_intricate_ploys.htm

Pishure -

Na wa oh,

wazero, keep up with the desperate image laundering - we are not fooled

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/5738702-146/story.csp

this is what i call beautiful nonsense. our govt is doing everything within their reach to please the american and british govt just to get a cover and protection in return.
this is absolute madness. america and other reasonable govts will go and take their citizens back to their countries to serve jail terms and we are busy sending ours outside.
why are these self acclaimed corruption fighters not sending our public office holders to america to explain why we do not have electricity here, no good roads, no quality education, no medical facilities, no, no, no, no, and no security?
we are deceiving ourselves and until we begin to tell ourselves the truth, we will continue in our round about movements in the name of developments.