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Posted By Admin On May 18th, 2026

The United States government has explained why it extradited a Nigerian national, Samuel Ugberaese, to the US over romance fraud.

In a statement on Tuesday, the US confirmed that the FBI has arrested Ugberaese upon his extradition to the US.

According to the US government, Ugberaese, together with his conspirator Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule has allegedly conspired to conduct financial transactions through his bank account network.

The US government noted that Ugberaese have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

It stated that if Ugberaese is guilty, he faces a statutory maximum penalty of 40 years in prison.

The Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI’s Law Enforcement Attaché Office in Abuja, the Department of State, the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force – INTERPOL, and the South African Police Service provided critical assistance securing the arrest and extradition of Ugberaese.

Assistant US Attorney Adam Hulbig of the Eastern District of North Carolina’s Fraud Section is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/05/19/samuel-ugberaese-why-fbi-arrested-nigerian-national-after-extradition-us-govt/