Nigeria, May 1 -- Ten Nigerian nationals have been convicted of their roles in a wire fraud and international email hacking scheme that defrauded over 1000 people of $215 million.

The Nigerians were convicted by the US federal court in Ohio last Friday after pleading guilty to the charges of money laundering and email compromise. A district judge, James Knepp II, oversaw the trial.

Of the group, five are naturalised US citizens - Nigerians who became US citizens through naturalisation.

These are: Ayobami Osas Christopher, Ayorinde Emmanuel Adebayo, Olabode Bankole, Chukwuemeka Evulukwu, and Kingsley Owusu.

The other four are Nigerian citizens residing in the US. These are Emmanuel Okereke, Olalekan Bashiru, Jeremiah Agina, and Ademola...