The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly stepped up its presence and operations in Nigeria as part of efforts to tackle fraud and other crimes targeting victims in the United States.
The development has sparked reactions online after an X user, @MasterBolaji, warned Nigerians involved in online scams that they could no longer hide in the country while allegedly defrauding people abroad.
‘You Can’t Hide in Nigeria for Fraud Anymore’
In the post, the user addressed individuals popularly known in Nigeria as “Yahoo Boy.”
He wrote: “To all Yahoo boys, take note: The FBI now has an official presence in Nigeria. If you defraud a US citizen while living in Nigeria, the FBI and Nigerian Police will work together to arrest and extradite you to the US. You can’t hide in Nigeria for fraud anymore. It’s over!”
The post has drawn attention amid recent cases involving Nigerian suspects who were arrested in Nigeria and later extradited to the United States to face criminal charges.
FBI Works With Nigerian Authorities
Recent developments show that US authorities are working closely with Nigerian security agencies in investigations involving alleged crimes committed from Nigeria against victims in the United States.
On August 27, 2026, two Nigerian men, Adebola Festus Adekunle and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, were extradited from Nigeria to the US over allegations relating to financially motivated sextortion involving minors. The US Department of Justice said both men had been arrested in Nigeria in 2023 as part of a wider operation with the FBI.
The extradition involved the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, FBI agents who travelled to Nigeria, the US Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and Nigerian security authorities, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Nigerian Fraud Suspects Also Extradited
The latest developments are not limited to sextortion cases.
In May 2026, Nigerian national Samuel Ugberaese was extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges linked to an alleged romance fraud scheme targeting victims in the US and elsewhere.
The US Justice Department said the FBI’s Law Enforcement Attaché Office in Abuja, Nigeria’s Ministry of Justice, Nigeria Police Force–INTERPOL and other agencies assisted in securing his arrest and extradition.
Another Nigerian, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, was extradited to the US in February 2026 to face charges connected to an alleged sextortion scheme and the death of a young man. The case also involved the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja and Nigerian security authorities.
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