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The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, David Metcalf, has announced the sentencing of a Nigerian man, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” to six years in prison for his role in a devastating sextortion scheme that contributed to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.

Aina, 27, was handed a 72-month prison term, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,250 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky. He pleaded guilty in May to cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud.

Aina and his co-defendant, Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, were arrested in Nigeria and taken into FBI custody on July 31, 2024, before being extradited to the United States. Both were indicted in August 2024, alongside a third Nigerian suspect, Afeez Olatunji Adewale,25

Abiodun, 26, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud and was sentenced on June 10 to five years in prison. Adewale remains in Nigeria awaiting extradition.

“Aina was the driving force behind this sextortion scheme, which left a young man, and then his family, traumatized,” U.S. Attorney Metcalf said. “We can—and we will—find, prosecute, and hold accountable these insidious sextortionists who terrorize people for money.”

Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office, said the sentence underscores the grave harm caused by sextortion and the determination of U.S. authorities to pursue offenders everywhere. “Whether you are in the United States or operating from abroad, the FBI and our partners will relentlessly pursue you,” he said.

The case was investigated by the FBI and Abington Township Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Brown. U.S. officials acknowledged significant cooperation from Nigerian authorities, including the Attorney General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

NewHe:
I have answered ,sir! Holding government accountable requires objectively scanning the issues with valid facts and having deep insights before calling out the government!
There are many channels available for verification including digital techs before us today!
Give it to this government, they're the most transparent and accountable administration ever in Nigeria, please fact check it!

Amumaigwe:
FG funded 422 to Dubai conference to do exactly what?

NewHe:
Speak with reasoning and facts!

NewHe:
He's just throwing figures around ;

No, the Nigerian COP delegates list is not solely Nigeria government-sponsored. The overall list includes a mix of attendees sponsored by various entities, not just the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG).
The Nigerian delegation typically comprises a variety of stakeholders, including:
Federal government officials
Representatives from state governments
Private sector business leaders and their staff
Civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Environmental activists
Media personnel and academics
For example, at COP28 in Dubai, out of a total of 1,411 registered Nigerian delegates, the government officially stated that it only funded 422 individuals. The remaining delegates were sponsored by their respective organizations, state governments, or covered their own costs.
For more official information, the United Nations provides transparent participant lists for the conferences on the official UNFCC

NewHe:
In his usual myopic and mischievous mind, he knows that the team doesn't solely comprises of FGN list but other stakeholders who are self-sponsored!
Is it a must, to comment on something you don't know about,Mr Peter Obi?

Tochi3:


..it has gone to the dogs..let me explsin what the Mods in cohort with tilumbu supporters do ..

..if you sre not a tilumbu supporter..& you are the first to create a thread with links that meets the prerequisite for a FP post...

..& if other Nairalanders who are not supporters of Tilumbu comment immediately after that post is created...such thread never makes it to the FP..because all the comments are against tilumbu's maladministration or are not in his favour...

..what the Mods in such case do is what you just described..they wait for a Tilumbu supporter to create thesame thread..

..after the creation...they inform their WhatsApp crew about the thread created by one of them...the Mods in this case hide the thread from the FP..giving Apple time for tilumbu supporters to flood the first Page of the thread..

..after having the comments of most tilumbu supporter on the first Page of that thread...one of the biased Mods pushes that thread to the FP..ignoring the one that was first created by a non tilumbu supporter..

..when the biased Mod have succeeded pushing the thrrad to FP...they generate likes for their comments with the help of a Nairaland Administrator..

runningriot:
But the link was there and more so I want to ask how many countless post on different occasions even when the post meets all the requirements and protocols and was first post are not pushed to the front page? But contrarily, when some particular group of people post same news or articles it will be quickly push to the front page? Whether you like it or not there is selective and special treatment in this forum.

Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Friday night ambushed a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State, abducting a serving general and killing several soldiers including members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), HumAngle is reporting.

The general reportedly kidnapped is a brigade commander and was said to be leading the troops.

If confirmed, the news platform, which specifically focuses on conflict and humanitarian crises, says “this would be the first recorded instance of any extremist group in Nigeria capturing a serving General directly from the frontline.”

Although insurgents have killed high ranking military officers as recently seen here, and here, news about abduction of such officers are rare.

Military authorities have not yet issued a statement on the incident, and details of casualty figures remain unclear.

The spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Onyechi Anele, a lieutenant colonel, has not responded to an enquiry sent to her about the matter.

PREMIUM TIMES is tracking the situation and will provide more updates as they emerge.

runningriot:
It is unfortunate that I am writing this with a heavy heart and broken spirit. Because Nairaland is becoming like an Animal Farm where other animals are treated more equal than others! If I may ask what are the criteria and protocols that is needed to push news and articles to the front page? in natural rule of life, it is "first come, first serve" but Nairaland is constantly trying to remind me of how a part is trying to represent a whole! yes a personified example of synecdoche in Nigeria context. We are quick to speak about how Nigeria and her institutions has failed but our one time darling Nairaland full of ecstasy and life has dwindled that if you want to define a failed state without equity and justice the analogy should be perfectly tailored and fit to it.

Severally, myself and many others will be the first to post a particular news but it will either not be made to the front page or will be flagged or censored! But some particular members will post it later and it will be given a lavender or red carpet welcoming salutations to the front page. Nairaland ought to be a personified example of equity and justice even in law when to rights exists the first preside or prevail but here we have selective flowers that bloom in the garden than others. Like today I posted an article on Wike backtracking and backpedaling that he did not mean to call Officer Yerima a fool the article was titled "Wike Makes U-turn Says He Never Meant to Call the Officer a Fool" around 9:16 am in the morning but did not make the headline or front page. However, when same article with the title "Wike Denies Calling Yerima A Fool" (Video) - By: Saphiere around 3:55 pm it made the front page this is totally condemnable. If at all there are some form of procedure and criteria for any news to be pushed to the front page it should be clearly spelt out to all members.

If actions are not taking and the owner of Nairaland Seun Osewa as well the two notable moderators: fergie001 and Mynd44 do not retrospect, change and walk the talk with immediate actions I am telling you should in case Nairaland have a strong competitor in the future that picture the visibility and viability of equity and justice then this forum will crash and as an ardent and a die hard fan and member of this forum it will hurt my soul and break my spirit. So please, let equity and justice prevail, it must be this or nothing short of it "first come, first serve". Thanks and Peace!

helinues:
But the price of foods most especially have been coming down

MrBadNews:
Everything about this Nigeria government is just off.

The Ondo State High Court in Akure has condemned to death by hanging one Dare Ojo, who raped and murdered an 11-year-old girl, Zainab Adeyemo, along Ese/Irun-Akoko Road, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state.

The prosecution said Mr Ojo committed the offences on 17 July 2020, while conveying the deceased on his commercial motorcycle to the market at Irun-Akoko.

During the proceedings, the mother of the deceased narrated how the incident happened, saying she had called the defendant, who was a commercial motorcycle rider, popularly known as Okada, to take the late Zainab Adeyemo from Ese-Akoko to the market at Irun-Akoko.

But when she didn’t see Zainab, she contacted her colleagues at the market only to be told that they didn’t see her.

The victim’s parents were said to have contacted Mr Ojo, who took her away on his motorcycle, but he told them that he had dropped her off at the market.

A search party was therefore set up in the community, which eventually found Zainab’s dead body.

Handing down his verdict, the judge, Yemi Fasanmi, said that the accused was guilty of the charges based on findings of the pathologist from Federal Medical Centre, Owo, who carried out tests on the remains of the deceased.

He said the pathologist established that there was a struggle and the vagina of the deceased was forcefully penetrated.

Besides, the police investigator also told the court that the accused led him and some police to the scene of the incident in a bush.

The presiding judge, though admitting there was no witness account, relied on the Doctrine of Last Seen.

According to him, Mr Ojo was the last person who saw Zainab, as there was no other person who saw her after the accused took her away.

Kolawole Oluiwa, the counsel to the defendant, appealed to the court to be lenient with the accused.

When allowed to talk to the court, the defendant pleaded for mercy.

However, the court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment, having found him guilty of the first charge, rape, punishable under section 31(1), (2), and (3) of the Ondo State Child’s Right Law, 2007.

The court also sentenced the accused to death by hanging, having been found guilty of the murder punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap 37, vol. 1, Laws of Ondo, 2006.

Speaking after the judgement, the defendant’s attorney appreciated the diligence of the court.

Speaking with journalists after the sitting, the prosecution attorney, Afolabi Bolanle, who is a director in the state Ministry of Justice, and the Administrative Secretary, Ondo State Agency Against Gender Based Violence(OSA-GBV), said all parties to the matter got justice.

FreeStuffsNG:
He never called for suspension but that English language be given more priority.

Chidibe212:
I don’t answer these types of Characters - Peter Obi reacts to Presidential aide, Daniel Bwala, referring to him as a’’419’


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/11/i-donat-answer-these-types-of-characters-peter-obi-says-while-reacting-to-presidential-aide-daniel-bwala-referring-to-him-as-aaa419a-video.html

Watch the video of Obi speaking below

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ9Eem4jJ2n/?igsh=YzdzMGVtMWNybWY=

shegoon:
I don't know why we keep supporting hypocrisy in this country without due diligence.The said land was located on a corridor in which someone bought to be used for a park/recreation centre,after some period of time the person that acquired the land reversed to use for commercial purpose in which the govt was against.He then began selling the land to people in which the CDO was among.In this case,the CDO was scammed instead of him to meet the seller, because he was a military person he brought his colleague to fight/secure the land
What is good for the goose is also good for the gander,the civilians that bought same land has theirs revoked,why is the ex military person exceptional in this case when he actually bought a wrong land

Teedol:
If anyone here believes USA or Donald Trump is coming to fight your battle for you in Nigeria and hand over governance to the existing thieves[leaders] at the end of the day, you are living in fools paradise, nobody is gonna fight your war for you.

Most of us do travel home for dirty december and what not, once US moves in, let me see how you are going to visit your lovely Nigeria, am even sure US intels will advice Trump against starting a war in Nigeria, if Nigerians ever gets displaced, I wonder how many countries would be able to accept an exodus of asylum seeking Nigerians.

SlavaUkraini:
It is not enough to disown the post....

Madame..... Speak out and let the world know what is truly going on in your country

What is your own stand concerning the killing of Christians in Northern Nigeria...

What is your own stand concerning the killing of Innocent Muslims in the North and South West...

When highly placed individuals like yourself refuse to cry out against the Evil that is committed by Radical Islamic Terrorists...

Their Evil act grows by the day and becomes the norm.


If you refuse to speak out, people will speak and include your pictures just to gain attention.

muyico:
Yeah! Good update, together we stand, divided we fall

LegendHero:
When did Fulani herdsmen turn to Islamic bandits again? You go fear headline.

So IPOB terrorists are now Christian terrorists?

Kdon2:
You people play too much and expect too much too. Awuf go kill una if u a no reset.

Okonsbecky:
Una nor dey burn down Nigeria again if kanu is arrested by fg??