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June 17, 2026

Nigeria, Ghana have highest number of African inmates in U.S. federal prisons: Document

Nigeria’s 283 inmates constitute 30.8 per cent of the 914 Africans serving various jail terms in U.S. federal prisons, far away from their continent.

Faces of some Africans jailed in U.S. and President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President John Dramani of Ghana (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
February 10, 2026

U.S. official faces 100 years’ imprisonment for helping Nigeria-based fraudsters launder millions of dollars

Prosecutors alleged the offences occurred between July 2023 and December 2025 when Mr Marcus served as a money mule for online scammers operating out of Nigeria.

Unidentified scammer behind a computer+U.S. Department of Defence

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