The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has extradited a businesswoman, Fatade Olamilekan, who is on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, to the United States for allegedly stealing $3.5 million.
The suspect was said to have stolen the sum worth of equipment in various cities across the US before his arrest.
As disclosed on their social media handle on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency stated that his extradition was coordinated 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.
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It stated that Fatade was indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York for offences of wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and identity theft.