PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 24, were extradited from Nigeria to the United States. Both face multiple charges related to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of extortion. Both Aina and Abiodun face charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
According to the charges, the suspects were involved in a scheme that led to the tragic death of a young man. After being charged by complaint, the FBI arrested Aina and Abiodun in Nigeria on July 31, 2024. The extradition was facilitated by the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the Nigerian security authorities, including Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Aina and Abiodun were brought to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for prosecution. They appeared in federal magistrate court in Philadelphia before U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth T. Hey on Friday, August 2.
If convicted, Aina faces a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment, while Abiodun could face up to 40 years in prison.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Abington Township Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Brown is prosecuting the case.
An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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