ICE in Los Angeles announced Mr Osahon’s arrest in a post on X on Saturday.
Codenamed ‘Dark Room Crackdown’, the operation that led to the arrest of the six Nigerian nationals was carried out by Thai police.
Officials alleged that he posed as a wealthy Nigerian prince to deceive vulnerable women into sending him money.
“Mr Salako spent considerable time planning and perpetrating his scheme to defraud the Alaska PFD,” said U.S. attorney Michael Heyman for the District of Alaska.
It was learnt that Mr Obi was arrested on Monday at a hotel in Suan Luang district of Bangkok alongside two Thai women.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have arrested a Nigerian, Barnabas Terhemba Jime, once convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to court documents, Mr Omoruyi, 36, was the sole owner and operator of Peller Goods, LLC, a business he created in July 2019 in New Jersey.
Police said that Mr Oniovosa was arrested and brought back to the crime scene.
In her ruling on May 11, Ms Lin held that Ms Majekodunmi’s detention had “become prolonged without adequate justification.”
Data exclusively obtained by Peoples Gazette showed the number of Nigerians in U.S. federal prisons as of May 9, 2026.
