Nigerian fraudster required to pay back the money

Details of how the US authorities will recover about $10.7m from convicted Nigerian fraudster Obinwanne Okeke have emerged. Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, was last month sentenced to 10 years in jail by an Eastern District Court of Virginia following his guilty plea to multi-year wire fraud. The Premium Times reports that Okeke, who had already spent 19 months in detention as of the time of his sentencing, was also ordered to undergo three years of ‘supervised release’ after serving his jail term. The court ruled that the authorities are empowered take over ‘assets, credit or monetary claims Okeke may have in the country’ and government may enforce restitution at any time’. The assets include his engagement ring, two vehicles and $700 000 which the Nigerian Government has seized from him. The court ordered that when Okeke is released, he will pay either $1 000 or 25% of his net earnings (per month), whichever is greater.