Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national on the FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana to face charges in the United States.

The announcement was made in a statement by United States Attorney Susan Lehr for the District of Nebraska.

Kayode was arrested in Ghana in April 2023 at the request of US law enforcement following an August 2019 indictment filed in Omaha, Nebraska.

He is suspected of taking part in a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) scheme that reportedly robbed firms of more than $6 million between January 2015 and September 2016.

According to the indictment, Kayode and his associates impersonated high-ranking executives from several firms, using forged email accounts to trick employees into making unlawful wire transactions.

The cash were then transferred to Kayode-controlled bank accounts, which were frequently linked to victims of romance scams.

Kayode had his first court appearance on December 11, 2024, before United States Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson, who ordered him imprisoned until his trial.

This prosecution is a continuation of US authorities' efforts to dismantle the network implicated in these scams.

Several conspirators have already faced justice: Adewale Aniyeloye, who sent fraudulent emails, was sentenced to 96 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution; Pelumi Fawehinimi, who facilitated bank accounts for the fraud, received 72 months; Onome Ijomone, who was involved in romance scams, was sentenced to 60 months after being extradited from Poland; and Alex Ogunshakin, another key figure in the scheme, was sentenced to 45 months after being extradited from Nigeria earlier this year.

Eugene Kowel, FBI Omaha Special Agent in Charge, expressed his continued commitment to apprehending the other fugitives engaged in this operation, saying, "Our message to the remaining four co-conspirators; we are coming for you." He emphasized the united international effort and thanked Ghanaian officials for their assistance in Kayode's extradition.

The Federal Bureau of inquiry handled the inquiry, with significant help from the Department of Justice's Office of International Affairs.

It should be noted that an indictment is only an allegation, and all defendants are deemed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.