Sowore was reacting to the U.S. government’s stern warning issued to Nigerian politicians and elites involved in corruption, stressing that its visa restrictions extend to even the most “high-profile” individuals.
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that steps are underway to secure an international arrest warrant against Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and extradite him to the United States for alleged money laundering.
Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, made this known in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday.
Sowore, who has accused Wike of using stolen funds to acquire luxury properties in Florida, U.S. in his children’s names, said, “We hope Nigeria’s FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, won’t escape accountability.
“He has laundered stolen funds to buy mansions for every member of his immediate family in Florida.
“Steps are already in motion toward securing an international warrant that could see Wike arrested and extradited to the U.S. to face money laundering charges sooner than he thinks.”
Sowore was reacting to the U.S. government’s stern warning issued to Nigerian politicians and elites involved in corruption, stressing that its visa restrictions extend to even the most “high-profile” individuals.
In a circular released by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria and shared on X, the American government made it clear that corrupt practices carry international consequences that cannot be shielded by political power or influence at home.
The statement, posted with the hashtag #VisaWiseTravelSmart, read, “Did You Know Even when high-profile individuals engage in corruption, they can be barred from receiving #USVisas. FIGHTING CORRUPTION KNOWS NO BORDERS or limits on accountability.”
The fresh declaration came at a time when Sowore exposed cases of alleged money laundering involving Wike, his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom-Wike, and their three children: Jordan, Joaquin, and Jazmyne Nyesom-Wike.
SaharaReporters had reported that Henry Omorere, a digital forensics investigator from Teesside University in the United Kingdom also formally petitioned the Florida Attorney General for information and updates on alleged crimes committed by Wike’s family.
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