A warrant of arrest has been issued against Allen Onyema of Air Peace Limited for alleged money laundering and bank fraud in the United States, court documents seen by PREMIUM TIMES showed.

The warrant was signed by Justin Anand, an American magistrate of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, on November 19. The warrant authorised U.S. Marshals Service to take Mr Onyema into custody.

PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately confirm Mr Onyema’s location as of Saturday morning, but he was seen at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Thursday.

The U.S. and Nigeria have a mutual legal assistance policy that allows both countries to extradite suspects facing criminal charges. Several Nigerians have been sent to the U.S. to stand trial for alleged fraud.

In August, Temitayo Fatunmbi was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of $8.3 million fraud. His conviction in the U.S. followed his extradition from Nigeria.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regularly arrests suspects wanted by U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud or other criminal allegations.

It was unclear whether the U.S. authorities have sought an extradition of Mr Onyema as part of efforts to execute warrant of arrest issued against him.

Mr Onyema was indicted on Friday for allegedly laundering suspicious funds in excess of $20 million dollars in the U.S. Ejiroghene Eghagha, Air Peace’s head of finance and administration, was also indicted and an arrest warrant issued equally against him.

The two Nigerian business executives were accused of conniving to commit money laundering and bank fraud for several years. The U.S. Department of Justice made the allegations public on Friday, but did not mention that an arrest warrant had been issued for Messrs Onyema and Eghagha.

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oluztx:
Afonjas, these people ehn. Because the news about FBI has been about Yoruba Hushpupi and Hausa-Fulani Kyari, they are not happy and unsettled. They must go back to 2019 and bring something about Igbo, to also claim FBI is chasing Igbo too.

This case has since been settled which is why you haven't heard about it since 2019. FBI indictment was simply that the loan proceeds were not used as stated by the lender and Onyeama and his lawyers had since sent clarifications how the funds were used...SIMPLE, CASE CLOSED. He was never indicted for fraud!

EraseTheDot:

Settled kee u there. Case closed kee u dia. If him papa born am well let him step into the US.

-erase the dot

myglodata:
I think what the OP is trying to say is that an arrest warrant issued against you is not necessarily an indictment or "proof of wrongdoing"

Besides I am still curious, so far what I have read from the court transcripts and the innuendos from Nigerian tabloids at best amount to a crime in Nigeria and not the US - Abba Kyari collecting bribe to effect an arrest in Nigeria, Abba Kyari visiting Dubai on IV of Hush - How are all these aiding and abetting Hush's crime against the US?

I believe US might have more dirt than this on the the Abba guy, other wise they have no case.

This is where our media always fail, no context, analysis or implications

joinnow:

Is it so difficult for you to comprehend.
Hussi gang three in number scam a someone that need loan to build a world class school. Along the line money drop how to share am become kasala. One out of the three reported to the guy they duped that they are fraudster. hussi was angry planned with Abba. Abba in Nigeria collect him cut and frame up and imprison hussi member that reported to the person they duped.

oluztx:
Afonjas, these people ehn. Because the news about FBI has been about Yoruba Hushpupi and Hausa-Fulani Kyari, they are not happy and unsettled. They must go back to 2019 and bring something about Igbo, to also claim FBI is chasing Igbo too.

This case has since been settled which is why you haven't heard about it since 2019. FBI indictment was simply that the loan proceeds were not used as stated by the lender and Onyeama and his lawyers had since sent clarifications how the funds were used...SIMPLE, CASE CLOSED. He was never indicted for fraud!