Nigeria, May 20 -- A Nigerian, Samuel Ugberase, indicted for wire fraud, has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face prosecution.

The US Department of Justice said Mr Ugberase was extradited for his role in a romance scam and money laundering scheme.

In a statement on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice stated that he was indicted in 2021 by a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Mr Ugberaese is accused of using online romance scams to deceive victims into sending money under false pretences.

Prosecutors said he and his co-conspirators, including a naturalised Nigerian, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, used fake identities, fabricated stories and false promises to manipulate victims.

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