Crime
Nigeria Extradites Brothers To US For ‘Sextortion’ Case Linked To Teenager’s Suicide
These pictures were then used to blackmail the victims, thereby forcing them into making huge financial payments.
Two brothers Samuel Ogoshi and his brother, Samson, have been extradited by the Nigerian government to the United States of America (USA) for allegedly sexually extorting young men and teenage boys in the State of Michigan and across the country.
In confirming the extradition of the two brothers, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed that they initiated the extradition process through the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division.
This legal action was taken against the Ogoshi brothers and another suspect named Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert in May 2023. They were arrested on allegations of exploiting minors and engaging in the production of pornography.
This followed a request by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). While the Ogoshis were arrested sometime in February, 2023 around the Ojo axis of Lagos, Ezekiel was picked up in Nasarawa by operatives of the EFCC.
The Ogoshis and Ezekiel were indicted in a US Federal Court on December 1, 2022 on charges of exploitation of minors, resulting in death, conspiracy to sexually exploit minors by causing the minors to produce child pornographic images that the defendants now use to blackmail them.
They are further charged with conspiracy to distribute child pornography, which borders on sending images to minors, their families and friends, as well as conspiracy to commit stalking through the Internet.
Specifically, Samuel was charged with causing the death of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay of Marquette, Michigan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in March 2022.
The trio allegedly hacked some social media accounts, posing to be young attractive women to entice unsuspecting victims to send their sexually explicit photographs.
These pictures were then used to blackmail the victims, thereby forcing them into making huge financial payments. The offences carry a minimum of five years and maximum 20 years imprisonment.
