{"id":160460,"date":"2025-04-26T09:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/us-fbi-arrests-22-nigerians"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:47:57","slug":"us-fbi-arrests-22-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/us-fbi-arrests-22-nigerians","title":{"rendered":"US: FBI arrests 22 Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has announced the arrest of 22 Nigerians accused of orchestrating a series of sextortion schemes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FBI, the sextortion scams have led to the suicides of more than 20 teenage boys in the United States since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The latest arrests were made as the result of Operation Artemis, a landmark collaborative effort involving law enforcement agencies from Nigeria, the US, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were apprehended after almost two-year investigation into online sextortion rackets preying on teenage boys across social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement published on the FBI\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI noted that perpetrators posed as young women online, luring victims into sharing sexually explicit images.<\/p>\n<p>It added that once the perpetrators obtained the images, they used them to extort money from the victims under threat of public exposure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many cases, even after payments were made, the threats continued\u2014pushing some victims to tragic ends,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, Special Agent Karen R., who coordinated the Bureau\u2019s involvement, said: \u201cThis is not a victimless crime. These are real children suffering real consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has announced the arrest of 22 Nigerians accused of orchestrating a series of sextortion schemes. According to the FBI, the sextortion scams have led to the suicides of more than 20 teenage boys in the United States since 2021. 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