He will blame his fellow opposition when he’s out, instead of the ruling party whose sole and primary responsibility is to protect lives and properties.
The police asked the public to report sightings and information on the whereabouts of Mr Babalola, 36, following a months-long fraud investigation.
According to the police, on May 11, 2026, Leader RCMP received a report of eight fraudulent withdrawals made from a victim’s business bank account.
Linking Mr Babalola to the fraudulent withdrawals, police investigation determined that the funds were transferred without authorisation to bank accounts fraudulently established using stolen or falsified identity information.
“Following further investigation, Mr Babalola who is based in Winnipeg, MB is charged with one count of fraud over $5,000, Section 380(1), Criminal Code and one count of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code,” the police said.
Describing Mr Babalola as a Black male with brown eyes, short beard and mustache, the police said, “A warrant has been issued for his arrest” and work is ongoing to “obtain a photo of him.
madridguy: I like everything is being documented with videos evidence.
I hope you also documented the atrocities that happened and still happening in Lagos ?
Kate Henshawn was attacked..
In fact, you guys also attacked one of your own for smelling nice, looks fair in complexion , accusing her for being Igbo, even when she said she’s Yoruba.
You attacked some of your kinsmen that have opposite political view..
LagosOrigin: I do not support assault .. but people should read the room before campaigning for tinubu this time , people are not smiling o 😂
The boy is very foolish. He’s a commoner, and he understands the feelings of the people. Why would he be allowing politicians to be using him and other morons ?
Rejection everywhere, from the north to the south..
Some of all these paid APC clowns actually know the feeling of the masses. Some of them collect money from these politicians, then they hit the market to test people’s patience in the name of campaign
People justify Asaba massacre on this forum over and over again, and sometimes i wonder how dirty and dark their hearts are.. These are the same set of people today crying about genocide that is happening thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East, but today they still cheer and celebrate the one that happened to their country men.
There is a difference between war and genocide. When people raised their hands to show solidarity with Nigerian flags, you have no right whatsoever to attack them. Even Boko haram members who are captured at the war front are not killed, let alone boko haram people that surrendered at the war front.. Now these people came out willingly with Nigerian flags to welcome you, you assembled and massacred them.. And After 60 years, one clown came out of his cave to do Abracadabra after being reminded to do so by Asaba people..
Nigerian Yahoo Boy Akinade Raheem extradited from Benin Republic to U.S. arraigned over $100 million fraud
The U.S. authorities on Monday arraigned a Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, accused of filing fraudulent tax returns seeking over $100 million in refunds, for fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
The Department of Justice said Mr Raheem, 43, faces maximum penalties of 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, 20 years for money laundering, and 10 years for access device fraud, as well as a mandatory sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft.
Nigerian Man Extradited from Benin to Face Federal Charges in $100 Million Stolen Identity Tax Scheme
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
ATLANTA - Akinade Adedeji Raheem, a Nigerian citizen who allegedly conspired to file fraudulent tax returns seeking over $100 million in refunds using stolen identities, was arraigned yesterday on federal fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft charges after his extradition from Benin.
“Raheem and his co-conspirators allegedly obtained hundreds of stolen identities, filed fraudulent tax returns using that information, and laundered the proceeds through prepaid debit cards and purchases of used cars that were shipped to Nigeria and other locations,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “The scope of the alleged fraud is staggering. Thanks to the dedication of the prosecution team and our law enforcement partners around the world, Raheem has been extradited to the United States, and his arrest confirms again that no alleged criminal can escape the reach of American justice.”
“Raheem is an alleged co-conspirator in a nationwide identity theft scheme that victimized hundreds of taxpayers. The fraud also stole from the U.S. Treasury, impacting programs serving us all. These come with repercussions that are long lasting, which is why we place a global emphasis on arresting and extraditing these individuals,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher J. Altemus Jr., of IRS-CI’s Texas Field Office. “Protect your tax returns with an identity protection pin at IRS.gov and know that we are pursuing financial criminals to take back the stolen money and their freedom.”
“The investigative efforts of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and its partners, along with the prosecutorial work of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, demonstrate the commitment to pursuing, capturing, and prosecuting those who try to defraud the American people,” said TIGTA Special Agent-in-Charge Anthony Colello.
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: Between 2018 and 2023, Raheem, who resided in Atlanta, and Abayomi Quadri Eletu, a resident of the United Kingdom and Nigeria, conspired together and with others to claim fraudulent tax refunds using the stolen identities of accountants and American taxpayers. Over the course of their scheme, they allegedly filed more than 300 false tax returns claiming over $100 million in refunds from the IRS.
Raheem, Eletu, and others allegedly obtained sensitive identifying information for tax professionals and taxpayers, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, by creating online accounts with the IRS and requesting private taxpayer information. Using the personal identifying information of others, Raheem, Eletu, and their co-conspirators allegedly filed tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds and then directed the IRS to split the refunds among prepaid debit cards shipped to addresses controlled by the co-conspirators.
After the refunds were deposited onto the prepaid debit cards, Raheem and Eletu laundered some of the funds by purchasing, among other things, money orders in amounts low enough to avoid reporting thresholds. They also used the money orders to purchase used cars from auction sites, some of which they shipped to Nigeria, as well as designer clothing and other items.
In April 2026, federal law enforcement agents sought to arrest Raheem at his residence and spoke to a man who identified himself as Raheem through a video doorbell and stated he was not home. Less than a week later, agents learned that Raheem booked a flight from Mexico City to Benin. On April 15, 2026, Raheem flew into Benin and was arrested by local authorities pursuant to an INTERPOL Red Notice. Last week, Benin authorities extradited Raheem to the United States, which was the second extradition to the United States from Benin in history.
Yesterday, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, 43, of Nigeria, was arraigned on a federal indictment and detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending further proceedings. On February 24, 2026, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia indicted Raheem on one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, 14 counts of access device fraud, and 14 counts of aggravated identity theft. Raheem faces maximum penalties of 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, 20 years for money laundering, and 10 years for access device fraud, as well as a mandatory sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft.
On February 17, 2026, Eletu was indicted in the Western District of Texas. He was later arrested in the United Kingdom, where extradition proceedings are pending.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictments only contain charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations and TIGTA. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service provided significant assistance in this matter. The United States also thanks the United Kingdom for its valuable assistance in the investigation and INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Benin and Benin’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Justice’s Office of Judiciary Cooperation; and Ministry of Interior, including the Directorate General of the Police Republicaine; the Airport Police; and the Police Special Operations Group for their valuable assistance in securing Raheem's arrest and extradition.
Assistant United States Attorney Brian Pearce of the Northern District of Georgia, and Senior Litigation Counsel Michael C. Boteler and Trial Attorney Michael Jones of the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Tax Section, are prosecuting the case.
On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division). The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within federal benefit programs.
If this clown parading himself as a president could not be meticulous the way he treated Nigerians knowing fully well he has a lot to loose, is it after 2027 election that he would perform miracles when he has nothing else to fear or loose ?
Some of you will beg for sand to eat if Bola finds his way back to Abuja in 2027
Residents of Fere and Oniporogun communities in Orile-Mo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun to intervene in an alleged land allocation to Chinese investors, warning that the move could render hundreds of families homeless and destroy their ancestral heritage.
The residents appealed for a protest on Saturday at the disputed site, alleging that bulldozers and security personnel had been deployed to commence operations on land where homes and other properties had already been developed.
They urged the state government to halt further activities on the land and convene an urgent meeting with community leaders and other stakeholders to resolve the dispute, insisting that industrial development should not come at the expense of residents’ homes, investments and livelihoods.
The Baale of Fere community, Chief Okesola Alani, said residents had been engaging the government since 2017 over the need for an extension of the village, lamenting that the matter remained unresolved.
He explained that residents had made collective efforts to develop the area, including providing electricity through communal contributions, while many had invested their savings in acquiring land and building houses.
Alani said, “We are not fighting the government for development. We want the community to be developed; we want industries. But the industry we are bringing should not be at the expense of the community. We don’t have any place to go.”
The traditional ruler alleged that community leaders were not consulted before the disputed land allocation, claiming that security operatives and heavy-duty equipment were brought to the area without prior engagement with the residents.
“Before any government can allocate, they have to contact the leader of the village, the Baale. None of us was contacted. They just came with police, caterpillars and other equipment and started bulldozing our land,” he alleged.
He maintained that sufficient land was available for industrial development without encroaching on existing homes, appealing to Abiodun to protect the residents and ensure that they could coexist peacefully with investors.
“We are begging Governor Dapo Abiodun. I know he is an achiever and he is making progress, but please, Dapo and your government, remember us. We are human beings,” Alani said.
The Baale also said he had obtained traditional recognition from the Olu of Orileemo, the Ologbon of Imo and the Alake of Egbaland, describing himself as the recognised traditional head of the community.
Similarly, the Acting Chairman of the Community Development Association of Oniporogun and Fere communities, Salau Hamid, appealed to the government to consider the plight of residents who had struggled to build homes despite the prevailing economic hardship.
“It is saddening that we are trying, even though the economy is bad, to make sure that we have our buildings, and we found out that the Chinese are taking over. We don’t know how it came to play,” Hamid said.
He claimed that more than 300 residents had houses either completed or under construction in the affected communities, urging the government to consider the financial and emotional consequences of displacing them.
“We want development, yes, but this is not the kind of development we are looking at. We want to exist and co-exist with the Chinese, but they can always get properties elsewhere,” he added.
Hamid urged the government to suspend any demolition of residents’ properties pending consultations, noting that many affected landlords had obtained documents relating to their land and buildings.
Another resident and landlord, Mr Ipadeola Afeez, appealed to the state and federal governments to intervene before residents lost their properties, alleging that some individuals were exploiting the proposed Chinese investment to take over land belonging to community members.
Afeez said several landlords had complied with government requirements by obtaining survey plans, ratification documents and assessments, while some had also secured Certificates of Occupancy.
“We don’t understand what has happened. We have done all the necessary documents that government said we should do,” he said.
He called on the state government to rescue residents from what he described as the activities of land grabbers.
“Please and please, we are Nigerians. We have nowhere to go. We are appealing to the state government to come and rescue us from all these land grabbers,” Afeez said.
He further alleged that the proposed development covered parts of the communities where some residents had buried their ancestors, describing the situation as a threat to both their homes and ancestral heritage.
A resident and businesswoman, Mrs Komaya Rachael, also appealed to the state government to protect the residents and their properties.
“Please consider us, government. Please, we are seeking mercy. Nothing much. We are appealing to Governor Dapo Abiodun to help us secure our land,” she said.
The residents urged the Ogun State Government to urgently convene a meeting involving traditional leaders, landlords, the CDA and other relevant stakeholders to resolve the dispute.
They maintained that industrial development could proceed without destroying existing homes or displacing families, calling on the government to ensure that the rights and interests of affected residents were considered in any decision concerning the disputed land.
An attempt to get the reaction of the Special Adviser and Director-General, Ogun State Bureau of Lands and Survey, Segun Fowora, failed as his phone number was switched off.
LagosOrigin: The northern governors have scammed tinubu 😂
Most of them are low key working for atiku
If Wike could be in PDP working for Bola, what made them think that APC governors won’t do the same..?
Most northerners put ethnic interests ahead of party or national interests, while southern politicians put party interests first before the rest..
When a Nothern politician wants to attack his fellow northerner, he does it softly,and apply diplomacy in his choice of his words. But southern politicians attack each other with acrimony.
Every drug has an expiration date, and so does the lie that Tinubu @officialABAT is hale and hearty. That lie has expired. Here is Remi Tinubu popping what appear to be pills (boosters to keep him alive) into Tinubu’s mouth during the Kaduna rally.
This man is sick, I insist. Nigeria must stop using its Presidency to treat sick people. I have no power to prevent illness in anyone, including myself, but a vibrant country like Nigeria needs leaders whose health conditions are verifiable. Let Tinubu go home. #TinubuMustGo
Every drug has an expiration date, and so does the lie that Tinubu @officialABAT is hale and hearty. That lie has expired. Here is Remi Tinubu popping what appear to be pills (boosters to keep him alive) into Tinubu’s mouth during the Kaduna rally. This man is sick, I insist.… pic.twitter.com/QdXCrrFxyZ
Watch as Tinubu was being given pills on the campaign ground by his wife, Remi, in Kaduna, as he was getting drowsy, losing consciousness and about to fall off the seat.
No wonder he said he would only attend the presidential campaign in 12 states. With what we saw in Kaduna, he…
Lithiumite: You are obviously misrepresenting facts, the narrative you are pushing is a gross misrepresentation of facts vis a vis what we saw on tv yesterday......that place was filled to capacity.
The Nigerian political class is of the worst variety when it comes to their ability to deceive themselves and Nigerians. Tinubu @officialABAT appears to be very sick, as I stated when he travelled to France and could not return on time. I suspect this man may have suffered a stroke and that they are covering it up, but his appearance in this video from Kaduna rally yesterday is troubling about his health. These politicians are sick! Sick people! #TinubuMustGo
The Nigerian political class is of the worst variety when it comes to their ability to deceive themselves and Nigerians. Tinubu @officialABAT appears to be very sick, as I stated when he travelled to France and could not return on time. I suspect this man may have suffered a… pic.twitter.com/AIJaRBw4KZ
President Bola Tinubu has accused opposition parties of being responsible for the hunger and poverty confronting Nigerians, insisting that his administration is working to address the country's economic challenges.
Tinubu made the remarks on Saturday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off rally in Kaduna State, where he appealed to Nigerians to support his bid for a second term in office in the 2027 general election.
The President's comments came amid continuing public concerns over the cost of living, rising household expenses and the impact of his administration's economic reforms.
Addressing supporters at the rally, Tinubu challenged opposition politicians who have criticised his government over hunger and poverty, accusing them of creating the problems they now blame his administration for.
"I hear my opponents talking about hunger and poverty. Who created it? They did. They created hunger. They created poverty. We are trying to eradicate it," the President said.
Tinubu maintained that his administration was committed to improving the country's economic conditions, promising Nigerians prosperity, economic recovery and greater opportunities.
He also accused his political opponents of offering Nigerians hatred rather than practical solutions to the country's challenges. "Our opponents are angry because they are playing you. They have nothing to offer you but hate. We have prosperity, consistency, growth, recovery, and opportunity. I assure you," he said.
The President urged Nigerians not to be deceived by opposition campaign messages, calling on his supporters to remain vigilant against what he described as attempts to mislead the electorate.
"Be careful. Watch them. Don't let them lie to you," Tinubu told the crowd.
The Kaduna rally marked the formal commencement of the APC's campaign to secure Tinubu's re-election in 2027. The President called on eligible Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards and participate in the electoral process, stressing the importance of supporting the ruling party at all levels of government.
"Do you have your PVC? Do you have your PVC? Show your hands," he asked supporters at the gathering.
He urged voters to support APC candidates in presidential, governorship, National Assembly and state House of Assembly elections. Tinubu also commended APC governors for their performance, particularly in the payment of workers' salaries and the implementation of development programmes in their respective states.
He expressed confidence that his administration's policies would deliver improved economic conditions and a better future for Nigerians.
The President's decision to begin his re-election campaign in Kaduna also underscores the importance of northern Nigeria to the APC's electoral calculations ahead of the 2027 general election.
The North-West, in particular, represents a significant voting bloc that could influence the outcome of the presidential contest.
Tinubu's remarks come against the backdrop of persistent public debate over the impact of his administration's economic policies, including petrol subsidy removal and foreign exchange reforms.
Although the government has defended the measures as necessary to stabilise the economy and promote long-term growth, many Nigerians continue to face financial pressure from food prices, transportation costs and other essential expenses.
Opposition politicians have repeatedly criticised the administration over the economic situation, arguing that its policies have worsened the living conditions of ordinary citizens.
The President, however, has maintained that his government is working to reverse the situation and create opportunities for economic growth. His latest comments in Kaduna suggest that the economic debate will remain central to the political contest ahead of the 2027 elections.
“I hear my opponents talking about hunger and poverty. Who created it? They did! To you, the children of our country, it’s a promise of a second term – prosperity; you will not regret it."
Some family members don’t care, they keep taxing and demanding money from people in diaspora as if they are picking money from the treet, Say No and watch the person you have been assisting in the past makes a “U” turn and declares you enemy instantly.
Some do multiple jobs and extra shifts out of pressure, not really because they want to. Some were mentally ok in Nigeria before they travelled, only to start suffering from one form of anxiety or the other because of pressure from family and friends..
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