Nigerian man bags six years in U.S for sextortion

A Nigerian national, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 27, has been sentenced to six years in a United States federal prison for his role in a sextortion scheme that contributed to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.

U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania handed down the 72-month prison term, followed by five years of supervised release. Aina was also ordered to pay $3,250 in restitution. He is also known by the alias “Alice Dave.”

Aina was arrested in Nigeria alongside his co-conspirator, Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, after U.S. authorities obtained a complaint and arrest warrant. Both men were taken into FBI custody on July 31, 2024, and subsequently extradited to the United States.

The two, along with another Nigerian suspect, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 25, were indicted in August 2024. Adewale remains in Nigeria awaiting extradition. In May 2025, Aina pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including cyberstalking, making interstate threats to harm reputation, receiving extortion proceeds, and money laundering conspiracy. Abiodun later pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud and was sentenced to five years in federal prison on June 10.

U.S. Attorney David Metcalf described Aina as the central figure in the sextortion plot, noting that the scheme left the victim and his family traumatised. “The Department of Justice will not stand by when innocent victims in the U.S. are harmed by criminal scammers abroad,” he said.

Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office, emphasized the cross-border significance of the case, stating: “This sentence sends a clear message: whether you are in the United States or operating from abroad, the FBI and our partners will relentlessly pursue you.”

The investigation was led by the FBI and the Abington Township Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Brown prosecuted the case. The extraditions were facilitated through cooperation between U.S. authorities and Nigerian agencies, including the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, the Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, with support from the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and the FBI legal attaché in Abuja.