The United States Department of Homeland Security has added 10 Nigerians to its “Worst of the Worst” register of criminal immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The latest names were published on the official DHS website on Friday, with the Nigerians linked to offences including fraud, identity theft, child-related sexual offences, drug violations, conspiracy and assault.
The individuals and the offences listed against them are:
Temitope Bashua — wire fraud, identity theft and fraud — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Ojehoro Lewis — cruelty towards a child — Conroe, Texas.
Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe — wire fraud — Louisville, Kentucky.
Daniel Oworen — dangerous drugs — Conroe, Texas.
Raymond H. Ekevwo — wire fraud — Oxford, Wisconsin.
Franklin Dikeocha — sexual offence against a child involving fondling — Dallas, Texas.
Johnson Ogunlana — fraud and identity theft — White Deer, Pennsylvania.
Chukwuemeka Okorocha — wire fraud, dangerous drugs, weapon possession and aggravated assault involving a non-family gun — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Tunde Korede — conspiracy — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Chukwuemeka Chinye — larceny from a banking-type institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy — Pollock, Louisiana.
DHS said the register was established to draw attention to what it described as some of the most serious criminal cases involving immigrants arrested by ICE.
The department said its immigration enforcement operations were being carried out in line with President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, with particular attention given to individuals with criminal records.
The latest publication comes about a month after DHS released another list containing the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians arrested by ICE.
The July list, which was reported by The PUNCH on July 9, contained Nigerians linked to various criminal offences. However, the publication did not specify when those listed would be deported.
Similarly, DHS has not announced any deportation dates for the 10 Nigerians featured in the latest update.
The department’s latest publication also does not indicate that the individuals have already been deported. Rather, it identifies them as people arrested by ICE and outlines the offences associated with their cases.
The 10 Nigerians named in the latest update were also not included in the 124 Nigerians published by DHS in July.