Mr Kissi, 40, was sentenced on Thursday at Snaresbrook Crown Court for deceiving and stealing from a bank in London.
In the second quarter of 2026, scores of Nigerians in the diaspora were arrested, convicted and some jailed for different crimes in America, Europe, the UK, and Asia.
The NUSA spokesman urged Mr Tinubu to leverage Nigeria’s economic relationship with South Africa more strategically.
The group urged the federal government to treat the ongoing repatriation as the beginning of a comprehensive support programme.
In March, Peoples Gazette reported Mr Popoola’s indictment for fraudulently awarding multimillion-dollar construction contracts to his sister and wife in return for kickbacks.
The consulate urged the expected Nigerian nationals to come along with their clearance certificates, as well as other documents used during the screening process.
The Chairman of the forum, Eze-Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the incidents were undermining the ideals of African unity and peaceful coexistence.
Authorities also found 15 rounds of live 9mm ammunition and one empty 9mm shell casing, hidden in a drawer, during a subsequent search of the suspect’s office.
Ms Ugboaja was eventually released from custody on Monday night after political intervention.
Godson Oghenebrume, age 23, a Nigerian national residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.
