The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has extradited to the United States a wire fraud suspect identified as Fatade Olamilekan for allegedly stealing over 3.5 million dollars worth of equipment in various cities across the country.
The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, five days after the suspect was extradited to answer for the alleged crime.
Olamilekan, it said has since been declared wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
It said his extradition was coordinated by the EFCC, following a notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI New York, through the US Legal Attache for his role in impersonating various cities, state, and academic institutions across the United States.
The suspect was reportedly arrested by operatives of the EFCC on September 30, 2021, and his extradition trial commenced sometime in November 2021 before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
On May 1, the judge granted the request to extradite the suspect to the United States to answer the criminal charges against him.
Upon his arrival in the United States, the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court.
