Nigerian sentenced in U.S. sextortion death case
A U.S. court has sentenced a Nigerian man, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, to six years (72 months) in prison for his central role in a sextortion scheme that contributed to the death of a 20-year-old man.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Aina (also known as “Alice Dave”), 27, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to multiple charges, including cyberstalking, interstate threats to injure reputation, money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud, and receiving proceeds of extortion.
Aina and his co-defendant, Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, were arrested in Nigeria and extradited to the U.S. on July 31, 2024. A third defendant, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, remains in Nigeria, awaiting extradition.
U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky handed down the sentence, and Aina was also ordered to pay $3,250 in restitution. After his prison term, he will serve five years of supervised release.
In delivering the sentence, prosecutors emphasised that Aina was a driving force behind a “insidious sextortion scheme” that deeply traumatized the victim and his family. The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that the case sends a strong message that operating such criminal scams from abroad does not give immunity from U.S. law.
