Court orders Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to surrender two Nigerian men to the US govt for trial

The Federal High Court has ordered the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to surrender two Nigerian men, Princewill Ugonna Anuegunwa and Lateef Alade Alagbada, who are both wanted in the US for trial.

According to the Nation, Anuegunwa who claimed to be a graduate of the Ogun State University, is wanted in the US in relation to his alleged involvement in “wire fraud,” while Alagbada is wanted in relation to the offenses of “conspiracy to distribute and import of heroin into the US from Nigeria.”

The Federal High Court in two separate rulings, granted the order for the extradition of both men. The cases were filed before the Abuja and Lagos Federal High Court by Pius Akutah of the Central Control Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice.