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Six Nigerians to be extradited to the United States of America

GCIS / SAnewsRef: GOVNEWS-84216 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

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Collected on 11 September 2026

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This is a short SAnews/GCIS news item dated Friday, September 11, 2026, reporting that the Hawks (DPCI), with INTERPOL South Africa, were to extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States that day. The men, alleged members of the Black Axe organised criminal network, are wanted in the US on wire fraud and money laundering charges after allegedly defrauding more than 100 women of over R100 million through online romance scams. Arrested in South Africa in 2021, they were to be moved from a Cape Town correctional facility to Cape Town International Airport and handed to FBI and US Secret Service officials. The Hawks framed the extradition as a sign of continued cooperation between South African and international law enforcement.

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Places

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

GOVNEWS-84216 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

Amounts

R 100 000 000

Key Takeaways

Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, DPCI)
INTERPOL South Africa
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
United States Secret Service
Black Axe organised criminal network
six Nigerian nationals
wire fraud and money laundering charges
more than 100 women targeted in the United States
more than R100 million defrauded
arrested in South Africa in 2021
Cape Town correctional facility
Cape Town International Airport
Friday, September 11, 2026
extradition to the United States of America
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)
INTERPOL South Africa
Black Axe
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
United States Secret Service

Dates

Opening Date

11 September 2026