Two Nigerian Air Force Soldiers Sentenced Over $1.68m Cyber Fraud Scheme

A U.S. court has sentenced two Nigerians, who served in the Air Force, to prison for their involvement in a global cyber fraud operation.

As reported by DW Africa and sighted by GhanaNkomo.com, these Nigerian-American soldiers were found guilty of defrauding victims through a scheme that utilised stolen credit card details and phishing emails.

The individuals in question have been identified as Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji.

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“Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu was sentenced to 111 months in a federal prison, while Harafat Mogaji was sentenced to 78 months,” DW Africa wrote in a post shared on Facebook on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

The two soldiers reportedly targeted businesses and nonprofit organisations across the United States, using stolen credit card information and phishing emails to redirect funds and payments into accounts controlled by their network.

“The network took $1.68 million from one victim in the US state of Iowa and over $720,000 from another in Ohio,” part of the report read.

In addition to their prison sentences, the two were ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution.

“Odimegwu was ordered to pay about $366,600 in restitution and Mogaji about $995,700. The FBI investigated the case with assistance from the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations,” the report stated.