A 39-year-old Nigerian real estate merchant , Edwin Omokhuale, wanted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud, has been arrested at Dublin Airport in Ireland.
Omokhuale, was reportedly arrested on Wednesday while preparing to board a flight to Paris.
He is facing money laundering charges linked to an alleged $23 million fraud involving an Australian mining company in 2023.
He was living in the UK at the time of the alleged fraud. He is expected to appear before a Dublin court on Thursday as extradition proceedings to return him to the UK begin.