EFCC Fraud Suspect Extradited to US Over Alleged $100 Million Scam Network

(Osondu Victor Igwilo. Photo by Naija News)

Osondu Victor Igwilo, popularly known as “Ezeego King of the Boys,” has reportedly been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges linked to an alleged $100 million international fr@ud scheme.

According to reports, Igwilo was transferred from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja on Monday.

Sources also alleged that he wielded considerable influence within the facility and maintained close relationships with some officials, with a former inmate identified as Shettima accused of collecting over N200 million from Igwilo while promising to halt the extradition process.

Igwilo was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos in March 2022, alongside three others, over allegations of fr@ud, m0ney l@undering, and identity th3ft.

The agency described him as the leader of a network of “catchers” allegedly used to receive and move proceeds of fr@ud.

US authorities had charged him in 2018, accusing him of masterminding an advance-fee fr@ud scheme that allegedly used phishing emails, fake investment offers, forged documents, and impersonation of bank officials to defr@ud victims across several countries.

Investigators alleged that stolen funds were laundered through US bank accounts and transferred to Nigeria, with some proceeds reportedly used to purchase luxury vehicles.

Igwilo faces charges including wire fr@ud conspiracy, m0ney l@undering conspiracy, and aggravated identity th3ft.