The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken steps to extradite three suspects – Samson Ogoshi, his brother Samuel, and Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert – to face charges in a United States Federal Court.
The charges include exploitation of minors and production of child pornography that resulted in death, conspiracy to distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to commit stalking through the internet.
According to the Commission, investigations had shown that the suspects collaborated to extort minors and adults in the United States by hacking social media accounts and pretending to be attractive young women to trick unsuspecting victims into sending sexually explicit photographs.
These photos were then used to blackmail the victims into paying large sums of money. Samuel Ogoshi is specifically charged with sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of minors that resulted in the death of one victim, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a statutory mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison.
The trio are also charged with conspiracy to sexually exploit minors, conspiracy to distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to commit stalking through the internet, with potential prison sentences ranging from five to twenty years.
The Ogoshi brothers were arrested in February 2023 in Lagos, while Ezekiel was apprehended by the EFCC in Nasarawa.
The extradition process is underway at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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