Aderinsola Oluwanifemi Adeleye, a Nigerian national wanted by INTERPOL and the FBI, has been arrested in Accra, Ghana.
Reports detailed that the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service and international law enforcement partners, has arrested Aderinsola Oluwanifemi Adeleye,
The Nigerian national is wanted by INTERPOL and the FBI for transnational cyber-enabled financial crimes involving compromised US bank cards.
Ghanaian blogger sharing update on the arrest on social media wrote, “A major intelligence-led cybercrime investigation involving the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Ghana Police Service and international law enforcement partners has culminated in the arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian national who had become a person of significant investigative interest to both the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over suspected transnational cyber-enabled financial crimes linked to compromised United States banking cards.
The arrest represents a significant breakthrough in the fight against cross-border cyber-enabled financial crime. The operation followed months of intelligence gathering and coordinated investigations led by the Cyber Security Authority in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, with investigative cooperation and information sharing involving INTERPOL and the FBI to support efforts aimed at dismantling an international financial crime network.
The accused, Aderinsola Oluwanifemi Adeleye, a Nigerian national who operates a cement block manufacturing business and resides at Oyarifa in Accra, has been arraigned before court following extensive investigations into fraudulent Point of Sale (POS) transactions conducted across multiple fuel stations in Ghana”.
In other news, a Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist, Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, who was extradited to the United States, has admitted his involvement in a romance and inheritance fraud conspiracy.
It will be recalled that Boateng was arrested in Ghana on an extradition warrant on May 27, 2025, and extradited to the United States the following month and has since remained in custody since his arrest.
Reports detailed that Dada Joe Remix has agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million in restitution, representing the financial losses suffered by victims as part of his plea agreement.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, made this known in a statement.
Reports suggest Boateng and his co-conspirators ran the fraud scheme from 2013 through March 2023, targeting elderly victims in Arizona and other parts of the United States.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona disclosed that the co-conspirators posed as romantic partners with victims through online dating platforms, text messages and other electronic communications.
“They also falsely claimed to have received an “inheritance” of gold and jewels, telling victims that taxes and other fees needed to be paid before the items could be released to them.
Boateng’s sentencing has been scheduled for September 8, 2026, before United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez”.
Portions of the statement read, “Last week, Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as, ‘Dada Joe Remix,’ a citizen of Ghana, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.
“In his plea agreement, Boateng admitted that he and his co-conspirators engaged in a romance and inheritance fraud scheme from 2013 through March 2023, targeting the elderly from Arizona and around the United States.
“The co-conspirators also falsely represented that they had received an ‘inheritance’ of gold and jewels and that to release such items to the victims, taxes and other fees would be required,” the statement added.
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— Ameyaw Debrah (@AmeyawDebrah) July 1, 2026
