US Publishes Names and Photos of 24 Nigerians Marked for Deportation

By Lateepha Eniola, Assistant Editor

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made public the identities and photographs of 24 Nigerian nationals facing charges or arrest for criminal offenses.

In a statement, the DHS said the publication was intended to highlight non-U.S. citizens with criminal records who had been apprehended by immigration enforcement officers.

According to official DHS documentation, the suspects were apprehended in multiple U.S. jurisdictions by ICE personnel during routine deportation operations.

The specified charges against the detainees encompass mail and wire fraud, money laundering, narcotics offenses, identity theft, assault, forgery, and child abuse.

The statement by the DHS reads: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of the worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations – starting with the worst of the worst – including the illegal aliens you see here.”

Full list of 24 Nigerians named by U.S. authorities alongside their offences and the locations where they were apprehended are: Emmanuel Omowaiye, Offence: Mail fraud, Arrest location: Richmond, Texas; Laurene Onwuka, Offences: Fraud and impersonation, Arrest location: Chantilly, Virginia; Olusegun Shonekan, Offence: Wire fraud, Arrest location: Newark, New Jersey; and Olusegun Olaseni, Offence: Amphetamine sale, Arrest location: Greencastle, Indiana.

Others include: Peter Ude, Offence: Wire fraud, Arrest location: Atlanta, Georgia; Newton Jemide, Offences: Wire fraud, conspiracy and mail fraud, Arrest location: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Shedrack Umukoro, Offence: Money laundering, Arrest location: Yazoo City, Mississippi; Olasoji Akinbode, Offences: Fraud and impersonation, Arrest location: Kearny, New Jersey; Oluwatosin Afolabi, Offence: Fraud, Arrest location: Conroe, Texas; Alameen Adetunji Tokosi, Offence: Drug possession, Arrest location: Chicago, Illinois; and Joshua Ipoade, Offence: Wire fraud, Arrest location: Atlanta, Georgia.

The list also include Michael Orji, Offences: Weapons offence, fraud, identity theft, wire fraud, false citizenship and money laundering, Arrest location: Oxford, Wisconsin; Ahmadu Apooyin, Offence: Drug-related offence, Arrest location: Baltimore, Maryland; Teslim Kiriji, Offence: Money laundering, Arrest location: Yazoo City, Mississippi, Onomen Uduebor, Offence: Identity theft, Arrest location: Seattle, Washington; and Charles Ochi, Offence: Money laundering, Arrest location: White Deer, Pennsylvania; and Daniel Eta, Offence: Wire fraud, Arrest location: White Deer, Pennsylvania.

Others include: Ifeanyi Ibennah, Offence: Cruelty towards a child, Arrest location: Tampa, Florida, Kazeem Runsewe, Offence: Wire fraud, arrest location: Thomson, Illinois, Fatiu Lawal, Offence: Wire fraud, arrest location: Lompoc, California, Justin Akubueze, Offence: Money laundering, Arrest location: Orem, Utah; Moyinoluwaseun Okeowo, Offences: Larceny, forgery and concealing stolen property, Arrest location: Orlando, Florida; Babajide Oluwaseun Faseyi, Offence: Assault, Arrest location: Alden, New York; and Bright Eigbedion, Offence: Money laundering, Arrest location: Lompoc, California.

DHS said the publication was part of the government’s wider immigration enforcement campaign, with ICE responsible for carrying out arrests across the country.