Nigeria, May 15 -- The Nigeria Police Force has extradited a suspected cyber fraudster, Samuel Ugberease, to the United States to face charges related to online romance scams, wire fraud and other financial crimes.

Mr Ugberease, also known as Putsammy, Putput, or Sammy, was arrested in 2025 before he was extradited, police spokesperson Anthony Placid said in a statement.

The police spokesperson said the extradition was carried out through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja after the conclusion of extradition proceedings and coordination between Nigerian and US law enforcement authorities.

He explained that Mr Ugberease, who had been based in South Africa before his arrest, was extradited on Wednesday, 14 May.

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