US Publishes 125 Names, Photos Of Nigerian Criminals For Deportation

THE United States (US) Department of Homeland Security has published the names and photos of 125 Nigerians arrested and slated for deportation.
Those on the list faced charges or were convicted for kidnapping, sexual assault, wire fraud, identity theft, money laundering and aggravated assault, among others.
The administration of President Donald Trump has prioritised the removal of foreigners with criminal convictions, describing them as the greatest public safety threats, and the Department has published the names and photographs of those slated for deportation, including the Nigerians, .
The Department released the list under a public initiative, called “Worst of the Worst,” as part of a broader mass deportation drive.
The DHS portal features detailed records of Nigerians arrested across multiple American states for offences, such as forgery, fraud, identity theft, wire fraud, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, assault, domestic violence, money laundering and sale of stolen property.
Among them are Christopher Ojuma, arrested in Dallas, Texas, on forgery and fraud charges; Adeolu Solabu, facing wire fraud charges in Baltimore, Maryland; Adeyinka Ademokunla, arrested in Chicago, Illinois, for kidnapping; Kingsley Ariegwe, facing sexual assault charges in Deer Lodge, Montana; Olusegun Martins, arrested in Houston, Texas, on multiple charges, including larceny, identity theft, wire fraud and fraud; and Kenneth Unanka, arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for forgery, fraud and traffic offences.
Others include Jeremiah Ehis, facing assault, domestic violence and drug charges in Dallas; Oluwafemi Orimolade, arrested in Columbia, South Carolina, for aggravated assault with a weapon and domestic violence; Ayibatonye Bienzigha, facing money laundering charges in Newark, New Jersey.
The names, photographs and offences of the rest are available on the official government website.
The DHS and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are carrying out mass deportations, starting with those deemed the greatest public safety threats.
The Nigerians were listed among citizens of other countries, including Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, who have appeared on similar deportation lists.
US authorities had earlier moved to revoke the citizenship of a Nigerian national convicted for his role in a sprawling identity theft and tax fraud operation that targeted hundreds of thousands of victims and sought millions of dollars in fraudulent refunds.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) said it filed a civil complaint seeking to strip Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem of his American citizenship after prosecutors alleged that the status was obtained through deception and deliberate concealment of criminal conduct.
The complaint was lodged on Wednesday, June 3, at the US District Court in Baltimore, Maryland.
Legit.ng had reported how an American woman recounted how two ‘Yahoo Boys’ duped her of significant sums in romance scams, despite her ongoing admiration for Nigerian men.
In a viral video, displaying the photograph of a young Nigerian and the one he used for his unsuspecting victims, she detailed her encounters, revealing how the scammers manipulated her emotions and finances.