Many Nigerians are set to be charged to courts in the United States for alleged fraud cases disclosed the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At a press conference monitored by TheCable on Thursday, Nick Hanna, US attorney, said the fraud cases involved suspects colluding with federal and state agents to dupe unsuspecting victims of their money.
He said a total of 80 suspects “many of whom are from Nigeria” would be charged to court with 57 more being hunted globally.
The development comes days after Obinwanne Okeke, Invictus Group chief executive officer better known as Invictus Obi, was allegedly linked to a fraud case in the US.
The 31-year-old Nigerian, who had been featured in Forbes Magazine, was said to have been fingered in an $11 million internet scam.
