Nigerian brothers Samuel and Samson Ogoshi have been extradited to the United States of America to face prosecution for their roles in sexually extorting young men and boys in the country.
Their extradition was facilitated by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Samuel Ogoshi and his brother, Samson will be prosecuted for sexually extorting numerous young men and teenage boys in the Western District of Michigan and across the United States of America.
The agency had initiated the extradition proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division in May 2023 against the Ogoshis alongside one Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert over exploitation of minors and production of pornography following a request by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The trio were indicted in a United States Federal Court on December 1, 2022 on charges of exploiting minors which resulted in a death. They are also charged with conspiracy to sexually exploit minors by causing the minors to produce child pornographic images which they use to blackmail them.
They are further charged with conspiracy to distribute child pornography which they did by sending images to minors, their families and friends. They are also charged with conspiracy to commit stalking through the Internet.
Samuel Ogoshi was charged with causing the death of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay who lived in Marquette, Michigan and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in March 2022.
According to investigations, the suspects conspired to conduct a sex-based extortion of minors and adults in the United States of America.
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 extradition of the third defendant, Robert is still pending. The offences they committed carry a minimum of five years and maximum 20 years imprisonment.
