The FBI has offered a $10,000 (₦14m) reward for information on Nigerian national Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who fled the U.S. in 2001 while facing fraud charges.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 (about ₦14 million) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran. The suspect has been on the run for over two decades after fleeing the United States in 2001.
Adediran absconded from the Central District of Illinois in late December 2001, just before his federal trial was scheduled to commence. He was facing charges of Bank Fraud, Identification Document Fraud, and Credit Card Fraud. On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued against him for Violation of Conditions of Release.
According to the FBI, Adediran attempted to withdraw money using a fraudulent check at a bank in Champaign, Illinois, in August 2001. He also allegedly used stolen personal data of U.S. citizens to open bank and credit accounts.
“The FBI offers a reward of up to $10,000 for info leading to the arrest and conviction of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran,” the Bureau stated on its official X account.