FBI Offers ₦14m Reward for Nigerian Fugitive Wanted for Over 20 YearsThe 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, who has been on the run for more than two decades.Adediran, also known by several aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran and Eric O.
Williams, was indicted in 2001 on multiple charges including bank fraud, identification document fraud, and credit card fraud. According to investigators, he allegedly used stolen personal information of U.S. citizens to open fraudulent bank and credit accounts, and in August 2001, attempted to withdraw funds using a fake check at a bank in Champaign, Illinois.He fled the United States in late December 2001,
just before his trial was scheduled to begin. On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued for him by the U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana, for violating conditions of his release.The FBI described Adediran as a 56-year-old Black male, approximately 5’11” tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.Authorities are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the FBI.