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$20m Fraud: U.S court issues arrest warrant against Allen Onyema 

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A court in the United States has issued a warrant of arrest against the CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, over alleged bank fraud and money laundering.

According to court documents seen by Premium Times, the warrant was signed by Justin Anand, an American magistrate of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, on November 19.

The warrant authorised U.S. Marshals Service to take Onyema into custody.

Although Onyema’s present location could not be immediately confirmed, Premium Times reports that he was seen at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Thursday.

The U.S. and Nigeria have a mutual legal assistance policy that allows both countries to extradite suspects facing criminal charges. Several Nigerians have been sent to the U.S. to stand trial for alleged fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regularly arrests suspects wanted by U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for fraud or other criminal allegations.

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It was unclear whether the U.S. authorities have sought Onyema’s extradition as part of efforts to execute warrant of arrest issued against him.

Onyema was indicted on Friday for allegedly laundering suspicious funds in excess of $20 million in the U.S.

Air Peace’s head of finance and administration, Ejiroghene Eghagha, was also indicted and an arrest warrant issued equally against him.

 

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