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Ohaneze and SE governors Don kolo. Fear of getting their own yam beatings have them crying and denying their actions. Someone Biko remind me again What did SE governors do after the python dance? Hell didn't one of SE governors invite Buhari to Abia state and bestowed a title literally a month after that attack? All of a sudden, they twisting and changing story.

Accept una beatings and disgrace like men and travel outside Niggeria. IPOB has yams to share.


My only irritation is Nnamdi Kanu has yet to include SS igbo leaders into the yam sharing. Biko Nnamdi include am, we dey beg you. That Laurette onochie is a huge huge huge embarrassment to Anioma. Biko include am to your yam sharing.

Sniper101:
Mr Man
Go get your facts right.

Wike have said it openly, over and over, that Rivers State is not and will not be a part of Biafra and it's cause for secession.
Even the governor of Edo state and Delta State have openly denounced IPOB

And am even thinking that the entire South South governors don't buy what you IPOBs are trying to sell ...so y'all really should just go sell your shît in the South East and be contented with having the entire South East.

Some of you lots are just idiots. Governors that's only after their own pocket opposing some thing does not mean a Goddamn thing. I'm from Delta State and Okowa opposing Biafra agitators does not mean he speaks for me or my side of delta. SE governors equally opposed Biafra likewise Obi of Onitsha and Ohaneze Ndi Igbo especially the SE fraction. I guess in your ignorance, that equally means Igbos of SE are against biafra.

How some of you people reason makes me question if y'all are even born with a brain. The people protesting are indigenous of River State that are IPOB members. Why the Bleep should they leave their home state/land to protest in SE when what they are protesting is going to affect their land the most and affect their livelihood. Think nigga think.

Elliot2:
Do you know that igbos gave the colonialist more headache than any other group of people? They protesting in every opportunity given and in any manner. Some committed suicides while some attacked their supposed masters. Igbo man is not your regular black man who fears his oppressors,or keep quiet in the face of intimidations.

That's actually what makes me laugh about Niggerians crying about ipob or other Biafran agitators group cause if they knew history, they would have known Igbos isn't one tribe to take marginalization or injustice and just sit there taking like a bitch like the rest of the tribes in that shithole. Even during the Trans Atlantic slave trading, Igbos were among the tribes listed as "troublesome". The whites listed Igbos, Angolan tribes, Mende and some Ghanaian tribe (I can't remember the name, I believe it was Akan) as rebellious. Igbo slaves were known to attack their masters, in some cases kill them, start a revolt, run away, burn crops, outright refuse to work no matter how many beatings they get and also known to commit suicide than be anyone's slave. The only set of Igbos that weren't like that was Igbo woman and that's only when they in a plantation without Igbos. Igbo women were just as troublesome when to, quote one of my professors, "exposed to Igbo men". Infact, one of America's past president, James Madison's, grandfather was murdered by his Igbo slaves, one of whom was an igbo woman who was the ring master. If I remember correctly in Jamaica, the slave traders used to force Igbos to mate with tribes they saw as docile to try to create "docile Igbos".

During Niggerian colonization, Igbos had the longest fight from being colonized. Hell my people, Anioma, fought them the longest... 32 fucking years before all Anioma territories were colonized. Even after colonization, Igbo was the most rebellious as they protested over every action, most popular was the Aba women riot. Just like the slave traders/slave owners, the colonizers saw Igbos as troublesome.

Therefore, if Igbos wouldn't let no fucking white people tell us wtf to do or quote on quote "subdue us", wtf makes any Niggerian believe we'll let African tribes "subdue us." That troublesome our ancestors had, the Igbos in this generation still has it and the generation after that will also have and so forth and so on.

Mraphel:
Soldiers should leave civilians to channel all their energy in defeating bokoharram

The pioneer nigerian soldiers defeated the biafran soldiers comprising the SE , SS and SW then what's wrong with the indomie soldiers we have now.

Maybe you should read your history. Niggerian soliders had more military casualties than Biafran soliders. They defeated Biafran soliders by going after their Unarmed civilians. That is all your military knows how to do is attacking civilians. They are no doubt the WEAKEST military on Earth

The only strategy they know how to subdue their opponent is attacking civilians around them. They did with MEND and Biafrans. They also tried to do it with Boko Haram.. Recall when we kept hearing stories of Niggerian military kept "accidentally" attacking/bombing IDP camps. The only problem Boko Haram did not give two bleeps how many civilians they attack or kill unlike Mend and Biafran soliders that did.

That's the only reason they still unable to defeat Boko Haram. The only strategy they know backfired and I'm sure they are currently clueless on wtf to do to stop BH.

All the people wailing on my mention to defend Yorubakwe, I'm not even going to waste my time addressing each of una but, abeg leave me let me enjoy my laughter. Are you people Joe Yorubakwe or are you those mocking him? How the Bleep does it concern Yorubas on Igbos mocking Joe Yorubakwe? It's like y'all niggas just love opposing anything igbo does. Chineke na, Igbos are mocking Yorubakwe and na Yoruba carry am for head. Wetin dey worry una? Ogini kwa?

Racoon:
See where asslicking have landed this man.Cleaning gutter as special adviser.Is his Wharf Landing Fees Collection offer better?

After all that ass licking and igbo bashing he did hoping to gain something from it and all he got was a janitor position. . So pathetic!!

Hypnotism:
Your tribe wailing just got beta next na soakaway commissioner una go chop. You or any of your tribesmen is free to wail the heart to death ko kan aye.

Either you are ignorant or severely blind. Who do you think is wailing on behalf of Joe Yorubakwe? Every igbo is mocking his ass, myself included. The Bleep? Joe Yorubakwe is not someone any igbo cares about thus, if una like push him to a garbage collector. Shit will get more mockery for him from Igbos.

koyyes:
What is it with sh1t hole dwellers and n@kedness

They will say its not part of their culture but will seize the slightest opportunity to go naked or make another person naked.

Will this very movement change anything? No!

1diots.

What do you expect from savages. Niggerians aren't humans with senses, it's a land filled with savages. Even wild animals are better than them.

After all that ass licking and saboteuring, the level deemed the ass licker should get is cleaning gutters. The level of disgrace and shamelessness of that says alot!!!!!! Joe Yorubakwe see your life. I pity his children. If na me, I'll be highly embarrassed to call that nigga father. Shit I will not be surprised if his children deny him in public; who knows, they probably disown him too just like his village has.

Pathetic!!!! All that ass licking and all Joe Yorubakwe got was a janitorial position despite all his self loathing and belittling of his tribe to please his Igbo hating, Tribalist ass employers. Shame .

Whatsoever even the most comical of it all is that Joe Yorubakwe does not even realize the position literally speaks volume on how the Afonjas he runs with view him. I couldn't believe the fool actually thanked the Lagos government after making a mockery of him.

Area4Area:
Finally you've accepted the truth, hope others join you too

Who the Bleep is this Niggerian? You must be out of your mind if you think I accepted whatever illogical nonsense your obsessed ass deem as truth. The Bleep? Go and fix that worthless piece of shit you call a country instead of decieving yourself that anyone seeing things in your attache by force's perspective.

Likewise, you must be crazy if you think I don't support Nnamdi Kanu and Ipob anymore or in acceptance of your one Niggeria shithole as opposed to division to Biafra. Out of your natural born mind if that's your "accepted the truth". Don't you ever insult me again by implying I see things in the perspective as a Niggerian.

Yujin:
Lol. See how they dedicate all their time discussing IPOB matters as though the freedom fighting group has killed even one person. Non of these slaves have ever open one thread to condemn a world renowned terrorist group namely the infamous 'fulani herdsmen. This terrorist group has murdered thousands and rendered hundreds of thousands homeless and they've kidnapped hundreds collecting ransoms worth over a billion naira yet IPOB is there problem. We're scattered all over the world boldly bearing our insignia with any innocent person feeling threatened by us. No government save the crass failure of the shithole has labelled us a terrorist group. You judge for yourself who now is more delusional. I'm very objective in my views and approach to issues. I challenge any one of you to a debate here on Nairaland on the topic of Nigeria and the way forward; whether disintegration is the best solution or not. There, our cerebral capacity will be exposed for all to see.
IPOB is a formidable group whose sole purpose is to see to the establishment of Biafra for the safety and progress of Biafrans and their friends. Nigeria is a failed country and does not show any capacity to be alive. Ten years from now will be worse off than today for majority of you. Mark this comment. Poverty will be more than 90% and the life of an average Nigerian will be cheaper than the life of a dog because more Nigerians will be killed per day than the number of dogs killed therein. We are watching.

This is without a doubt fact. They obsess over IPOB claiming them as illiterates yet, IPOB has headquarters all over the world and judging from those I know that supports them, they reaching Igbos from every age group to every class. The only thing I agree with Niggerians in regards to IPOB is that Nnamdi is losing objectives and needs to get his mind back in the game. He's staying to focus way too much on the politics of this shithole. Who gives a Bleep wtf Niggerian government does to it's people. Who gives a Bleep how many Niggerian they kill. The same Niggerians that IPOB cry for did not do the same when they were killed. Who gives arat ass if Niggerian government playing then by using a fake Buhari. Who gives a flying Bleep? The objective is getting our people out of that shithole and into a country we can all come together and build for our future children.

Captainrambo2:
lol butvyiur fellow igbos dont even want ipob.

on nairaland you wont know who is who . on Facebook its different go and see civil war between igbos because of ipob matter

Just look at the writing of the OP of this topic and that of the IPOB member he quoted. A mere look at both indicates who among the two is more educated yet one had the audacity to call the other illiterates. Oxymoron.

Secondly, which Facebook are you seeing civil war between Igbos? You Niggerians love decieving and lying to yourselves with delusions. You are more likely to see an "Igbo" on this annoymous platform opposing IPOB than Facebook, Twitter, or any other platforms that's not annoymous. Shit, even on that Facebook, Igbo groups that has no affiliation to IPOB and supposed to be a communication for Igbos actually promote IPOB/Biafra on their platform.

Nigga stop lying to yourself.

oilPUSSY:
America doesn't need anyone to give them information about IPOB activities.


Attention seeking clowns. Why not writing against herdsmen ?

Funny Nnamdi Kanu was in Atlanta, GA 3 months ago. Abi the Afonja professionals in Atlanta didn't feel the need to come and display their displeasure. It's only to make noise on social media claiming a letter to Trump. Ndi Ara.

Every Tom and Jerry that wants attention will seek IPOB. Funny, IPOB does not even send them one bit. They are constantly getting ignored.

such nonsense group does not even exist . Afonjas staying in Oshogbo village writing Trump claiming to be Niggerian professional in Atlanta
Trump wouldn't even waste his time addressing something from shitholans.

I remembered the first time I heard the story of Wiwa. I actually felt so angry till the point I began boycotting Shell. Wouldn't buy gas from them and although one man action wouldn't impact them, I still felt the need to do that in protest. The fucking day I read about Sero-wiwa is the day i learned that Karma does exist and she's truly a bitch.

Sero Wiwa was among the people who literally went around pointing out who's Igbo to Niggerian soliders. Literally, the evil that man bestowed on Igbo, especially the Oyigbo/Asa people, that live close to Ogoni was immense. Ironically, the same people he ran with are the same set of people that slaughtered him like a chicken. Likewise, Ogoni's entire territory has been destroyed by oil degradation and not one single politician seems to care while Oyigbo LGA who also have the same amount of oil as them as well as reside next to them territory isn't even remotely as damaged as Ogoni despite both areas is being exploited for oil by the west. If that right there is not Karma, I don't know what it is. The evil one does comes back tens fold.

Ken Saro-Wiwa death was poetic justice. May he continue to rot in hell

chiedozie198100:
how many shops do u freely own in ur own south-south land?

u want to blame igbos for ur lack of business acumen too?

He's not South South. He's actually Yoruba hiding behind a SS name

oilPUSSY:
Why would a sane Igbo man sink so low to argue with minority?

My people our mumu don do..

We have bigger fish (Fulani) to slug it out with, not with people that are not threat to us..

Learn how to remain a Big brother, not descending yourself so low to argue with people that you are ahead of in all ramifications

SMH on this thread

The funny thing about it all is the clown is actually Afonja hiding underneath a minority name. SMFH. How Cowardly. Never seen a tribe so damn COWARDLY and PATHETIC/PITIFUL as Afonjas

This is without a doubt a FACT!!!! The day I visited Ethiopia, which supposed to be one of the poorest nation in Africa was the day I realized how backwards that Niggeria is. Even Ethiopia is better than them, emphasis on fucking Ethiopia

As usual, a sellout. I'm sure he's afraid of IPOB ordering his beatings as well. Oya Mr. Okonkwo come to Britain come take am now. I'm sure IPOB UK has some yams to give you

Clearly they believe USA and UK run a backwards country like their shithole.

baby124:
But Ugbodu people are Yoruba people by origin living in Anioma? Yes or no? They are not Igbo. Just like Ndokwa says they are not Igbo. Do you know better than the Oloza? You are speaking for all Anioma people and even the ones who claim affinity with Yoruba and Benin? You are delusional my friend and you are the one with reading and comprehension problem. Lol.

Ooooh just so pitiful and desperate!!!! Not that I'm shocked. You shameless lots have repeatedly attempted to attache by force to Delta since time moral. You lots are just extremely DESPERATE as one can see. You failed through Itsekiri, the next line is Olukumi. Shameless lots. Pathetic!!!!. Even you do not believe your own delusions and desperation, if you did you would easily given the go to get the opinion of the Ugbodu and Ubulubu individuals I know. Hell we all recall how Zeal of styl-plus identified himself as in midst of his other band members. I don't need to speak for anyone when I know them. Your clan is desperate and pathetic hence, your delusional as it can get about Yorubas in Anioma. Oya, you're more than welcome to go to Olukumi and say your delusions. I'm more than confident you'll be laughed off their territory.

baby124:
You say Olukumi don’t deny their origin and then say they have nothing in common. You try to twist words by saying migration pattern instead of origin. Olukumi are Yoruba’s from the Odiani clan in Delta state. They are not Igbo. Ndokwa are also saying they are not Igbo, why are you forcing Igbo on them? Do you know their origin, sorry, migration pattern better than them?. You are not even from Olukumi but you are trying to speak for them with authority.

You definitely have a reading comprehension problem beyond obvious. For one reread my post and this time slowly so your brain can try to understand what you read. I know for a DAMN FACT that Olukumi do not view or see themselves as Yoruba because I was raised in Aniomaland plus, I have friends that are from Ugbodu. One of whom I even met at Umu Igbo Unite Organization. Secondly, I'm not speaking for them hence, I actually mentioned I'll ask each I know directly and post their replies on this forum. If you want, I can take it up or notch and ask any of them to join this forum. The only people that sees Olukumi as Yoruba are Yorubas only, nobody else does!!!!! My ancestors had Igala background yet I don't see any Igala trying to attache by force to Aniomaland using our background. You people, Yorubas, are highly highly highly highly highly PATHETIC!!!!! .

Anioma and Yoruba have ZERO affiliation. Get that through una thick and stop your pitiful attache by force to our community.

Secondly, I suggest read the topic again including the comments of an Ndokwa on this exact topic instead of displaying your ignorance and Idiocracy.

pazienza:
Well, I was on that facebook page when it was first posted.
But decided to hold my peace.
I had decided that what will be will be. This endless bickering of Igbo denial is no longer worth my time.
I only debate on them when I feel like.

Recall I told you igbo denials in our community predominately seek attention and your back and forth with them does nothing more but feed that attention seeking. The best way to deal with Igbo deniers and I'm saying this to all SE Igbos is mockery or flat out ignoring them. I'm glad you're not engaging them as usual. Just ignore them, don't waste your time debating them because you're pretty much feeding their non existent ego.

baby124:
What does Onicha or Onitsha mean in Igbo? You know Olona and Ugbo are Yoruba words even used in Yoruba today and Olona can mean progressive or journey/road/adventurer. Ugbo is all over Yorubaland. Even one of the Olukumi settlement is called Ugbodu which is forest in some Yoruba dialects. Onicha is a bastardization if Orisha. It’s very obvious to people who understand languages. Those two towns have straight up Yoruba names.

Olukumi never denied their origin and they do not claim to be Igbo. Tomorrow if they come and rightly say they are not, you will take up offense and start fighting. That you tribe has influence on others does not make them your tribe.

For one, I'm Anioma. For two, clearly you ignorant of what you speak of cause Onicha-Olona and Onicha-Ugbo are not Olukumi nor migrated from Yorubas. For three, are you trying to imply SE Igbos are yoruba descendants too cause there's SEVERAL SE igbo communities in all 5 states with the term Onicha such as Onicha-ugboma, Onicha-Agu, Onicha-Ngwa, Onicha LGA, the city Onitsha, etc. Onicha means Forest in Igbo. You're highly ignorant!!!!!! Secondly, where did I say Olukumi deny their migration patterns. Read and comprehend what you read!! I said they do not see themselves as Yoruba and I know this for a fact. If you doubt me, I know three people from Ugbodu. Two of them are close friends of mine. Likewise, I know a girl from Ubulubu as well. I can ask all four directly and post their replies on here. Just say go ahead

Let me say this in a term you'll get
Anioma and Yoruba have ZERO affiliation!!!!!
Us and you people have Nothing in common!!! Get that through una thick heads and stop being so pathetic!!!!

baby124:
Lots of Yoruba and Benin groups migrated to Delta. So, they may be right. Their proximity to a major group (Igbo) and, isolation from their origin means their culture will be overwhelmed by this new major group (Igbo) that they would have come in contact with.

Just like the Olukumi’s. Some names in Delta are suspiciously Yoruba like Onicha-Olona and Onicha-Ugbo. These two names mean people of the God’s of Olona (progressive) and Ugbo(forest). Onicha is obviously Orisha.

Onicha has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Yoruba. Absolutely not a Goddamn thing!!!!! For one Onicha-Olona and Onicha-Ugbo do not even describe their founders as Yoruba for one thing. The word Onicha is an igbo terms which are used by several different igbo communities including SE Igbos. I don't how many fucking times we have to let you Yorubas know there's nothing Yoruba in Anioma. Ever since the migration pattern of Olukumi was reported, Afonjas have continuously and shamelessly trying to pathetically trying to attach yourselves to Anioma. Even the Olukumi do not even see themselves as Yoruba despite their migration pattern. I don't know how many times we have to say this shit before it hits una in your heads. There's NOTHING Yoruba in our community. Yoruba and Anioma has ZERO affiliation. It's getting highly highly HIGHLY Pathetic with you lots. Wtf?

MetaPhysical:
Yoruba is not FBI.

Fbi said in its press statement after arrest of 78 Ibo criminals....."this is historic!....this is the biggest and worst case we have seen of identity theft and internet fraud".

America said that, not Yoruba. But me personally, im interested in entering this event in Guinness book of records.

The world need to know that Ibos are brave warriors. 78 of them entered America and made history.

Kwenu! Kwenu!! Kwenu!!!

Yoruba Ronu. Sufferistcated ones. Kwenu poop

In accordance with the Justice Department’s recent efforts to disrupt business email compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens, the Department announced Operation Keyboard Warrior, an effort coordinated by United States and international law enforcement to disrupt online frauds perpetrated from Africa. Eight individuals have been arrested for their roles in a widespread, Africa-based cyber conspiracy that allegedly defrauded U.S. companies and citizens of approximately $15 million since at least 2012.

Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District of Tennessee and Executive Assistant Director David T. Resch of the FBI, made the announcement today.

Five individuals were arrested in the United States for their roles in the conspiracy including Javier Luis Ramos Alonso, 28, a Mexican citizen residing in Seaside, California; James Dean, 65, of Plainfield, Indiana; Dana Brady, 61, of Auburn, Washington; Rashid Abdulai, 24, a Ghanaian citizen residing in the Bronx, New York, who has been charged in a separate indictment; and Olufolajimi Abegunde, 31, a Nigerian citizen residing in Atlanta, Georgia. Maxwell Atugba Abayeta aka Maxwell Peter, 26, and Babatunde Martins, 62, of Ghana and Benard Emurhowhoariogho Okorhi, 39, a Nigerian citizen who resides in Ghana, have been arrested overseas and are pending extradition proceedings to face charges filed in the Western District of Tennessee.

The indictment also charges Sumaila Hardi Wumpini, 29; Dennis Miah, 34; Ayodeji Olumide Ojo, 35, and Victor Daniel Fortune Okorhi, 35, all of whom remain at large. Abegunde had his detention hearing today before U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman of the Western District of Tennessee, who ordered him detained pending trial, which has been set for Oct. 9.

“The defendants allegedly unleashed a barrage of international fraud schemes that targeted U.S. businesses and individuals, robbing them to the tune of approximately $15 million,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Cronan. “The Department of Justice will continue to work with our international partners to aggressively disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises that victimize our citizens and businesses.”

“Today, the FBI and our partners are announcing indictments as part of Operation Keyboard Warrior,” said FBI Executive Assistant Director Resch. “Following the success of Operation WireWire in early June, these indictments continue to demonstrate the FBI’s commitment to working with our partners around the globe to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises that target Americans and their businesses. This should stand as a warning that our work is not over, and we will continue to work together with our law enforcement partners to put an end to these fraud schemes. I want to thank all the agents and analysts at the FBI, our partners at the Department of Justice, and our Ghanaian partners at the Economic and Organised Crime Office for all their tireless work to continue to pursue this issue at every turn.”

The indictment was returned by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on Aug. 23, 2017, and charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and aggravated identity fraud.

The indictment alleges that the Africa-based coconspirators committed, or caused to be committed, a series of intrusions into the servers and email systems of a Memphis-based real estate company in June and July 2016. Using sophisticated anonymization techniques, including the use of spoofed email addresses and Virtual Private Networks, the coconspirators identified large financial transactions, initiated fraudulent email correspondence with relevant business parties, and then redirected closing funds through a network of U.S.-based money mules to final destinations in Africa. Commonly referred to as business email compromise, or BEC, this aspect of the scheme caused hundreds of thousands in loss to companies and individuals in Memphis.

In addition to BEC, some of the Africa-based defendants are also charged with perpetrating, or causing to be perpetrated, various romance scams, fraudulent-check scams, gold-buying scams, advance-fee scams, and credit card scams. The indictment alleges that the proceeds of these criminal activities, both money and goods, were shipped and/or transferred from the United States to locations in Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa through a complex network of both complicit and unwitting individuals that had been recruited through the various Internet scams. Some of the defendants are also charged with concealing their conduct by, among other means, stealing or fraudulently obtaining personal identification information (PII) and using that information to create fake online profiles and personas. Through all their various schemes, the defendants are believed to have caused millions in loss to victims across the globe.

An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The FBI led the investigation. The FBI’s Transnational Organized Crime of the Eastern Hemisphere Section of the Criminal Investigative Division, Major Cyber Crimes Unit of the Cyber Division, the Legal Attaché in Accra, and International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center all provided significant support in this case, as did the Ghanaian Economic and Organised Crime Office, INTERPOL Washington, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices of the Northern District of Georgia, Western District of Washington, Central District of California, Southern District of New York, and the Northern District of Illinois.

Senior Trial Attorney Timothy C. Flowers of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra L. Ireland of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee are prosecuting the case, with significant assistance from the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs.

MetaPhysical:
Yoruba is not FBI.

Fbi said in its press statement after arrest of 78 Ibo criminals....."this is historic!....this is the biggest and worst case we have seen of identity theft and internet fraud".

America said that, not Yoruba. But me personally, im interested in entering this event in Guinness book of records.

The world need to know that Ibos are brave warriors. 78 of them entered America and made history.

Kwenu! Kwenu!! Kwenu!!!

Three Nigerian nationals, who were extradited from South Africa to the Southern District of Mississippi in July 2015, were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in a large-scale international fraud network.

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco, Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr. of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New Orleans made the announcement.

[b]Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30, was sentenced to 95 years in prison. Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31, was sentenced to 115 years in prison. Femi Alexander Mewase, 45, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. After a three-week trial in early 2017, a federal jury f[/b]ound each defendant guilty of offenses involving mail fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, credit card fraud and theft of government property. Ayelotan and Raheem were also found guilty of conspiracies to commit bank fraud and money laundering.

A total of 21 defendants were charged in this case, 12 of whom have pleaded guilty to charges related to the conspiracy, and 11 of whom have been sentenced to date. One of the leaders of the conspiracy, Teslim Olarewaju Kiriji, 30, of Nigeria was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison. Six other defendants were previously sentenced to 10 years in prison each for their roles in this conspiracy: Adekunle Adefila, 41, of Nigeria; Anuoluwapo Segun Adegbemigun, 40, of Nigeria; Gabriel Oludare Adeniran, 30, of Nigeria; Olufemi Obaro Omoraka, 27, of Nigeria; Taofeeq Olamilekan Oyelade, 32, of Nigeria; and Olusegun Seyi Shonekan, 34, of Nigeria. Genoveva Farfan, 45, of California, was sentenced to 9 years in prison, and Rhulane Fionah Hlungwane, 26, of South Africa, to five years in prison for their roles in the conspiracy. Olutoyin Ogunlade, 41, of New York, was sentenced to four years in prison. Dennis Brian Ladden, 75, of Wisconsin was sentenced to time served and six months’ home confinement. Susan Anne Villeneuve, 61, of California, pleaded guilty earlier this month and is awaiting sentencing

According to the plea agreements and evidence at trial, the defendants and their co-conspirators carried out numerous internet-based fraud schemes dating back at least to 2001. These schemes involved using unsuspecting victims to cash counterfeit checks and money orders, using stolen credit card numbers to purchase electronics and other merchandise and using stolen personal identification information to take over victims’ bank accounts. As a whole, the conspiracy involved tens of millions of dollars in intended losses.

To accomplish their fraud schemes, the conspirators recruited the assistance of U.S. citizens via “romance scams,” in which the perpetrator would typically use a false identity on a dating website to establish a romantic relationship with an unsuspecting victim. According to trial evidence and plea documents, once the perpetrator gained the victim’s trust and affection, the perpetrator would convince the victim to either send money or to help carry out fraud schemes. For example, the defendants admitted that they used romance victims to launder money via Western Union and MoneyGram, to re-package and re-ship fraudulently obtained merchandise and to cash counterfeit checks.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case. Significant assistance was also provided by the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs, the HSI Cyber Crimes Center, HSI Attachés in Pretoria, South Africa and Dakar, Senegal, the U.S. Marshals Service’s International Investigations Branch and the Southern District of Mississippi District Office, the South African Police Service (SAPS) Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI) Electronic Crimes Unit, the SAPS Interpol Extradition Unit, the South African National Prosecution Authority and the South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Trial Attorney Conor Mulroe of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section, Senior Counsel Peter Roman of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Annette Williams of the Southern District of Mississippi tried the case.

If you believe that you may have been a victim of criminal fraud committed by any of the defendants, please go to http://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/scams and complete the questionnaire. Defendants allegedly used the following email addresses and names to perpetuate the scheme:

MetaPhysical:
Yoruba is not FBI.

Fbi said in its press statement after arrest of 78 Ibo criminals....."this is historic!....this is the biggest and worst case we have seen of identity theft and internet fraud".

America said that, not Yoruba. But me personally, im interested in entering this event in Guinness book of records.

The world need to know that Ibos are brave warriors. 78 of them entered America and made history.

Kwenu! Kwenu!! Kwenu!!!

Yoruba Kwenu. Afonja the sufferistcated ones

Nine Nigerians have been arrested in the United States of America for defrauding businesses and individuals of more than $3.5million.

This was made known by Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James C. Spero, Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) Special Agent-in-Charge of the Tampa, Florida, Field Office of US, in an announcement made on Thursday.

The suspects allegedly posed as oil workers in Russia.

Further investigations showed that each of the defendants possesses three different emails used in defrauding their victims.

The suspects are Oluwaseun Adelekan a.k.a. Sean Adelekan, Olalekan Daramola, Solomon Aburekhanlen, Gbenga Oyeneyin, Abiola Olajumoke, Temitope Omotayo, Bryan Eadie, Albert Lucas and Ademola Adebogun.

Each of the suspects faces a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “As alleged, these defendants deployed three different email schemes to defraud their victims.

“The common denominator in all three schemes was the defendants’ alleged fleecing of their victims through fictitious online identities.

“The schemes allegedly earned the defendants $3.5 million – and also arrests on federal felony charges.”

HSI Special Agent-in-Charge James C. Spero said: “A transnational criminal organisation allegedly conducting illicit domestic and international wire fraud has been dismantled thanks to the hard work of HSI Tampa and Special Agents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

“This case illustrates the unique investigative authority and international reach of HSI.”

As alleged in their indictment, the defendants participated in a scheme to defraud businesses and individuals through several categories of false and misleading representations, including but not limited to:

"Sending victims email messages that appeared to be, but were not, from legitimate business counterparties that included instructions to the victims to wire payment to those seemingly legitimate business counterparties into bank accounts that were actually under the control of, and/or maintained by, Adelekan, Daramola, Aburekhanlen, Oyeneyin, Olajumoke, Omotayo, Eadie, Lucas, and Adebogun (the “Business Email Compromise Scam”);

"Sending email messages and text messages to at least one victim offering an opportunity to invest in oil stored in Russian oil tank farms conditioned on that victim wiring upfront payments into bank accounts purportedly affiliated with the purported oil investment but actually opened by and under the control of Aburekhanlen, Olajumoke, and Oyeneyin (the “Russian Oil Scam”); and

"Sending email messages and text messages to at least one victim from an individual (or individuals) purporting to be a female with romantic intentions toward the victim requesting, further to establishing a romantic relationship, the wiring of payment into a bank account under the control of Omotayo (the “Romance Scam”).

MetaPhysical:
Yoruba is not FBI.

Fbi said in its press statement after arrest of 78 Ibo criminals....."this is historic!....this is the biggest and worst case we have seen of identity theft and internet fraud".

America said that, not Yoruba. But me personally, im interested in entering this event in Guinness book of records.

The world need to know that Ibos are brave warriors. 78 of them entered America and made history.

Kwenu! Kwenu!! Kwenu!!!

You're right FBI isn't Yoruba but definitely know Yorubas considering the amount of times una have been caught by them.

Since you forming dementia, let me know remind you again

United States Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI Declare 18 Nigerians Most Wanted…Three Arrested, 15 Others on Trail

*Interpol, EFCC comb for Criminals’ Hideout

*SUSPECTS’ Name: Adebowale Shekoni (40), Abiodun Bakare (37), Rilwan Ayatonde Soetan (50), Kenneth Eromosele Abulu (36), Olselcita Folayan (41), Musiliu Balogun (40), Mutiat Titilola Olubi (51), Ahiata Folashade Price (46), Monsuratu Omoniyi Griggs(43), Ayodele Soyan (51), Ahuama Benjamin Okey (50), Basiratu Mojisola Bakare-Giles (47), Adegboyega Olukunle Odedina (36), Alex Ahmed Ero (51), Seye Richard Osinoiki(46)

*ARRESTED: Steve Adedeji, Apampa Olayinka, Olugbemiga Adebisi (a.k.a.) George Banks

FBI oneBY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THEY ARE ALL NIGERIANS, living on the fast lane. They are members of a syndicate group involve in drugs, identity theft of innocent American victims and various American bank fraud running into millions. They have all brought shame to Africa’s populous nation by their evil trades and opprobrium. They have all brought shame, disgrace and embarrassment to Nigeria and Nigerians. The United States Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), narcotics agents, US Federal Bureau of Intelligence(FBI), International Police Organization (INTERPOL), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Nigeria’s Anti-Fraud Unit of Nigeria Police Force are all hands on the deck in trailing these 18 Nigeria’s Most Wanted criminals.

A manhunt is on to arrest 15 of them. Already, three others have been arrested by Interpol officers in Lagos. They are wanted for multi-million dollar bank frauds, identity theft, drug pushing and, in the case of one of them, the rape of an expectant mother. Corroborating this view, Atinuke Koyi, Commissioner of Police in charge of Interpol, confirmed the arrests of three of the suspects.

Meanwhile US Secret Service, DEA, United States Marshals Service, the US. Postal Inspection Service and the office of the New York State Governor, David Paterson named some of those wanted as: Adebowale Shekoni (40), Abiodun Bakare (37), Rilwan Ayatonde Soetan (50), Kenneth Eromosele Abulu (36), Olselcita Folayan (41), Musiliu Balogun (40) and Mutiat Titilola Olubi (51).The others are: Ahiata Folashade Price (46), Monsuratu Omoniyi Griggs (43), Ayodele Soyan (51), Ahuama Benjamin Okey (50), Basiratu Mojisola Bakare-Giles (47), Adegboyega Olukunle Odedina (36), Alex Ahmed Ero (51) and 46-year-old Seye Richard Osinoiki, who is wanted for the rape of the expectant mother. Those already arrested are: Steve Adedeji, Apampa Olayinka and Olugbemiga Adebisi (a.k.a.) George Banks).

Media reports say that the FBI has also embarked on a joint operation with EFCC and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Nigeria, to arrest others who may be hiding in the country.

In the US, the dragnet, according to Assistant Director of Criminal Investigations at the FBI, Chip Burrus, involves 56 field offices, “We hope that publicity would help find and bring the fugitives to justice.”

This correspondent learnt that Shekoni, who was residing in Atlanta, Georgia, was indicted for 13 bank frauds, conspiracy, passing counterfeit cheques, interstate travel in aid of racketeering and money laundering conspiracy. His case summary says he entered the United States illegally and had been involved with a counterfeit cheque cashing ring.

Those involved in cheque kitting frauds against multiple banks, which had caused the United States millions of dollars in losses to banks and merchants, usually open business accounts, mostly under gas station identities. They use the bank cheques to float between bank accounts and systematically withdraw money from these accounts prior to the banks awareness that the worthless cheques are either drawn from accounts with insufficient funds or closed accounts.

These Nigerian criminals also use worthless cheques drawn on the accounts to buy items from wholesale distributors. The case against Soetan is listed thus: “Aggravated identity theft and fraud.”

The Secret Service, Miami office says: “Rilwan Soetan is a Nigerian national identified as part of an organised group responsible for the compromise of more than 2000 personal credit card reports. Subsequent aggravated identity theft/fraud perpetrated by Soetan and his group have resulted in significant financial losses.

“Bakare, who is wanted for financial crimes, is also accused of using a vehicle to knock down a Federal Officer while escaping arrest. The case summary states: “This individual is wanted for charges related to financial crimes and assault on a federal officer. Bakare ran an elaborate financial scheme in which he used stolen personal information to open fraudulent credit card accounts.”

Folayan, a DEA- listed fugitive, is accused of Federal drug violations, including alleged conspiracy to distribute heroin in the Northern district of Illinois. His poster warns people not to attempt apprehending him. Rather, people who see him should alert the US Marshals Service.
A warning from the Secret Service on the fugitives says: “Do not attempt to apprehend any of these individuals. Contact the Secret Service or local police; or, if overseas, the nearest US Embassy or Consulate if you have information regarding these individuals.”

Federal Agents in the United States say that Musiliu Balogun, who has been on the run for about five years, was behind a drug distribution network, moving as much as 80 per cent of the white heroin coming into the United States from Southeast Asia. When the ring was smashed, 24 suspects were arrested and over 72 kilogrammes of heroin seized. Balogun and his girlfriend Mutiat Titilola Olubi were identified as leaders of the drug cartel. They were once sighted in Togo and Thailand. Born on September 5, 1963, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Balogun is believed to be one-metre seventy-six centimeters tall. He weighs 75 kilogrammes, has black hair and brown eyes.

Besides Mutiat Olubi, details of crimes committed by other Nigerian women who appeared on the Most Wanted list were also given. One Ahiata Folashade Price is wanted for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Monsurat Omoniyi Griggs and Basiratu Bakare-Giles were accused of the same offence in different regions of the United States.

Detectives at the Detroit Division are still searching for Ahuama Benjamin Okey, identified as Fugitive NCIC-W163933955. He is wanted for alleged Federal Drug Violations and conspiracy to distribute heroin at the Eastern district of Michigan.

In the Maryland district, Odedina is wanted for bank fraud. US Postal Inspection Service in Colorado district is looking for Ahmed Ero over mail fraud.

Information at the Atlanta office of the Secret Service Agents shows that a 36-year-old Kenneth Eromosele Abulu is wanted for passing counterfeit currency and using false identification.

The US Secret Service investigative mission is to safeguard the payment and financial systems of the United States. It has been collaborating with Nigerian agencies striving to give the nation a good image. “When they send specific request to us, we assist in tracking the criminals. But if they’re looking for somebody and a formal request is not made, there is nothing we can do,” said Mrs Koyi, the Interpol boss.

She said following specific requests, her men arrested one 50-year-old Olugbemiga Adebisi aka George Banks. According to her, Banks was arrested at the Murtala The Great Prophet International Airport, Lagos on arrival from China where he had served a one- year jail term for bank fraud.

Detectives even wondered why the fugitive calls himself George Banks, the name of a Pennsylvania mass murderer, who shot 13 people in 1982 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, five of them his own children.

In the US, the Nigerian George Banks was declared wanted for Access Device Fraud, Aggravated Identity theft, mail theft, social security number violations and other frauds. He allegedly escaped from New Hampshire to China and committed the same offences.

The Chinese authorities, however, got him.“Each time Adebisi commits the crimes, their monitor catches him. Yet, he kept on running from one country to another.” In China, Adebisi seemed to have found wisdom in the saying “When you’re in Rome, do like the Romans.” He bleached his skin and altered his features to look like the Chinese.

The two other persons in Interpol’s net are Steve Adedeji and Apampa Olayinka. They were caught when they approached the US Embassy to renew their visas, thinking that the search for them was over. Interestingly, the Interpol allowed them home on bail after the US Secret Service failed to respond to letters sent by the security outfit. Adedeji and Olayinka now report at the Interpol office at Alagbon every Monday.
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Olayinka Balogun told confirmed that the SFU had been collaborating with international agencies to check the activities of fraudsters: “Generally, they send scam letters to us and ask us to help track some of these criminals. There are some cases that we are working on right now.”

On his part, EFCC admitted the anti-graft agency’s collaboration with the American agencies, saying: “We have good working relationship with the major agencies around the world. FBI is one of the backbones of the EFCC, it has trained some of our people. We’ve worked extremely closely with them. We’ve had some joint operations in Lagos area and intercepted outbound mails sent by fraudsters with fake cheques and all sorts of documents. We’re also working with the German police and the South African Scorpion. They have so much trust in the EFCC because of our achievements in the war against fraudsters over the years.”