US Envoy Explains Nigeria Visit and Meetings with EFCC, Police

Michael Gonzales, the US deputy assistant secretary of state for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, visited Abuja to advance shared US-Nigeria security priorities. During Nigeria’s Cybercrime Awareness Week, he met officials from the EFCC, the national security adviser’s office, the NDLEA and the police to strengthen efforts against financially motivated sextortion, romance scams and transnational cybercrime. Gonzales cited Nigeria’s August extradition of two alleged cybercriminals to the United States and said FBI-EFCC cooperation had supported 41 extraditions since 2022, including five in 2026. He praised support from Nigerian justice officials and called for swift accountability to deter further crimes.