The United States of America Government, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has updated its public register of Nigerian Yahoo boys slated for deportation.
The department listed 28 Nigerian Yahoo boys for deportation on its “Worst of the Worst” (WOW) portal, publishing their names, photographs, and the crimes for which they were convicted.
The Yahoo boys were convicted of offences including cybercrime, business email compromise (BEC), wire fraud, and benefits fraud The updated list included several high-profile Nigerian convicts, from Oludayo Adeagbo to Aderemi Akefe, all of whom had received prison sentences in the US before deportation.
The list, which has sent shockwaves across social media, includes 27 online scammers out of 124 Nigerian nationals currently flagged for deportation.
Below is a detailed breakdown of the deportation list, the high-profile individuals included, and the nature of their offence.
While some Nigerians on the list were convicted of relatively minor local infractions like Driving Under the Influence (DUI), the vast majority of those listed committed severe federal offences.
The offences generally fall into three major categories:
1. Cybercrime and Financial Fraud: This includes Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes, romance scams, wire fraud, and identity theft.
Several individuals on the list were prosecuted for importing hard drugs, armed robbery, and gang affiliation.
2. Drug Trafficking and Violent Crimes:
3. Government Benefits Fraud: Scammers who exploited pandemic-related funds and identity theft.
Here are some of the notable names published by the US authorities:
1. Oludayo Adeagbo Adeagbo was sentenced to seven years in US federal prison in 2024 for his role in transnational BEC schemes. His syndicate defrauded a North Carolina university of $1.9 million and attempted to steal an additional $3 million from various Texas construction companies and local governments.
2. Oriyomi Aloba Aloba received a 145-month (over 12-year) prison sentence after hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system. He used the court’s servers to send over two million malicious phishing emails to steal credit card details and personal identity data.
3. Chibundu Anuebunwa Anuebunwa was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his involvement in a $2.5 million BEC scheme. He and his co-conspirators impersonated corporate executives to deceive companies worldwide into making fraudulent wire transfers.
4. Quazeem Adeyinka Adeyinka was convicted and sentenced to 26 months in prison for wire fraud conspiracy. He used stolen identities to file fraudulent claims for COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, stealing over $2.2 million in taxpayer funds.
5. Olaolu Alabi Alabi, a 40-year-old resident of Owings Mills, Maryland, was sentenced to 66 months (5.5 years) in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. He and his co-conspirators ran a massive scheme that defrauded businesses and individuals of over $1.5 million using stolen identities to claim COVID-19 pandemic relief.
Other names of listed Yahoo boys include:
6 – Chika Nwafo
7 – Uchechukwu Eze
8 – Dumbor Baribe
9 – Yusuf Bakare
10 – Adesina Surajudeen Lasisi
11 – Eghosa Obaretin
12 – Stephen Oseghale
13 – Alex Afolabi Oligunshakin
14 – Obinwanne Okeke
15 – Olugbeminiyi Aderibigbe
16 – Ekanem Okes.
17 – Tolumni Ajidagba
18 – Afolabi Solaji
19 – Olusegun Martins
20 – Luke Eguno
21 – Akeem Akinsike
22 – Saka Jibril 23 –
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24 – Victor Akegbeji
25 – Richard Ugbah
26 – Oluwafemiwa Oladoye
27 – Eze Chukwudi Ezeoke
28 – Olaolu Alaje
Although the Department of Homeland Security has published the names, photos, and convictions of the 124 Nigerians, the agency did not disclose the exact dates the deportations will take place.
According to US immigration procedures, the deportation process is handled on an individual basis. Those on the list will be repatriated to Nigeria once they complete their custodial sentences or their administrative and legal challenges are finalised.