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Nigerian Man Extradited to the U.S. After Being Indicted for Sextortion Scheme that Caused Death of S.C. Teen

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal (luh-wall), 24, of Osun State, Nigeria, has been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in a partially unsealed indictment for the sextortion of a South Carolina minor, which led to the victim’s death.

This investigation was launched after Gavin Guffey, a 17-year-old from Rock Hill, died by suicide in July 2022 after being victimized by Lawal’s scheme. Lawal allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and coerced the teen into sending compromising photos. He then extorted and sent harassing messages to the teen threatening to leak the photos and ruin his reputation unless the teen sent him money. Lawal later did the same to of his family.

The five-count federal indictment charges Lawal with child exploitation resulting in death, the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, coercion and enticement of a minor, cyberstalking resulting in death, interstate threats with intent to extort, and aiding/abetting. In addition to victimizing the teen in every count, the indictment alleges Lawal targeted the minor victim’s family in the stalking and extortion charges.

Lawal faces up to life in prison, and mandatory minimum prison sentences on multiple counts. The child exploitation resulting in death count carries a mandatory 30-year sentence. He also faces mandatory restitution, where the court may order Lawal to pay for losses incurred by the family as a result of his scheme.

The indictment was returned by a federal Grand Jury in South Carolina in October 2023. On Jan. 24, following extradition proceedings in Nigeria, agents with the FBI Columbia Field Office took custody of Lawal in Lagos, Nigeria and executed the removal with assistance from Nigerian law enforcement.

“We will not allow predators who target our children to hide behind a keyboard or across the ocean. Today we honor Gavin’s life and continue our fight against sextortion by holding this defendant able,” said U.S. Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs for the District of South Carolina. “This investigation and extradition are the result of tremendous law enforcement coordination both in the United State and Nigeria. We’re grateful to the many agencies who helped make this day possible.”

“This indictment represents the culmination of countless hours of dedicated work done by our investigators both here and abroad,” said Steve Jensen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Columbia Field Office. “The defendant’s alleged actions are reprehensible resulting in the tragic loss of a young man’s life. We remain steadfast in our commitment to holding criminals able, especially those who target our children and endanger their lives, no matter where they are.”

U.S. Attorney Boroughs and SAC Jensen thanked the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs (OIA), and U.S State Department for their help in facilitating the arrest and extradition of Lawal.

Nigerian law enforcement provided critical assistance in the identification, investigation, arrest, and extradition of Lawal. U.S. Attorney Boroughs and SAC Jensen extend their appreciation and thanks to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigerian Attorney General’s Office – Ministry of Justice, and all other involved Nigerian authorities for their important partnership in this case.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, county prosecutor's offices, the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC), federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement are working closely together to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children. The partners in Project Safe Childhood work to educate local communities about the dangers of online child exploitation, and to teach children how to protect themselves. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit the following website: www.projectsafechildhood.gov. Individuals with information or concerns about possible child exploitation should local law enforcement officials.

If someone you know is being victimized by sextortion, please report to local law enforcement and to the FBI. Learn more about sextortion and find resources for parents, caregivers, and teachers.

The case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office, the FBI's Violent Crimes Against Children Section and International Operations Division, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and the York County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elliott B. Daniels, Lothrop Morris, and Michael Shedd are prosecuting the case.

All charges in the indictment are merely accusations and that defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/nigerian-man-extradited-us-after-being-indicted-sextortion-scheme-caused-death-sc-teen

Sounds funny, but there are Nigerians who may not mind being extradited to US.

Show us the Yeruba boy too na?

May his soul rest in perfect peace

Yahoo boys are wicked and greedy creatures.

A whole rep man na you want scam...And made his son kill himself. They will def come for you

Abolore Lawal


You're merciless and heartless.

I am sure the teen pleaded but your criminal tendencies blocked your ears.


Not that you will use the money for anything other than Benz , clubbing and wearing those oversized hoodies and tros.


May you pay dearly for your crimes.

GanagiBitrus:

Sounds funny, but there are Nigerians who may not mind being extradited to US.

can you stfu already....

hate nigeria hate nigeria everyday....
what is the sense of gettin to america and gettin life sentence....??
or even death sentence....??

its stvpid nigerians like you that deceive others to go risk their lifes all over the world....

This one don buy better market. Well, it also depends on the suspect's condition in Nigeria before extradition. In other words, with some people's condition in Nigeria, it is better to live in prison in the US than be free in Nigeria with an empty stomach, with no hope (for good news from BAT and his cohorts) in sight..

At below, imagine a dog living far better than most Nigerians...

OK




if you kill anyone who did nothing wrong to you,



you will die too ,


say no to crime ,





Princess Faith Chukwu

God bless you

GanagiBitrus:

Sounds funny, but there are Nigerians who may not mind being extradited to US.

prison is not the best place to be regardless of where, nothing like freedom

Wages of Sin

Ok

At least he Don enter US. Even if na prison he go de he go sha make mouth for Nigerian girls say he don go Yankee and dem go open leg give am make he nack.

The evil that men do. This one has no conscience. After he was done with Garvin he went after his family not knowing that his Father was a state lawmaker.
Because of his cruelty state legislators have to the “Gavin’s Law”, which made sexual extortion, commonly known as “sextortion”, a felony offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison in South Carolina.
As for him He might spent up to decades, more than 20 years in prison

Imagine

GanagiBitrus:

Sounds funny, but there are Nigerians who may not mind being extradited to US.

Something is wrong with your brain, so you prefer to lose your freedom and no kpekus to knack for over 10 years because you want to be fed for free.

From the headline I knew immediately that it's an ewedu born Nigerian

Lawal own don finish, Dem go even pay boys to burst him nyash for prison

My FBI friend was discussing this with me sometimes in April last year.
Glad nigga has been extradited

These people should be shown no mercy at all. If you can improvise extreme ways to take whatever you want from another person without regards for the consequences it may have on them, you should not have the privilege to keep anything of yours, even your own life

E don Japa..
The death route

phosky:


https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/nigerian-man-extradited-us-after-being-indicted-sextortion-scheme-caused-death-sc-teen

24-year-old Nigerian man, Lawal, tricked a 17-year-old, Gavin Guffey, into sending private photos, then blackmailed him, leading to Gavin's suicide. Lawal even targeted Gavin's family. He’s now extradited to the U.S. and faces life in prison for sextortion, child exploitation, and cyberstalking. It’s terrifying how someone can cause such harm just through texts and calls. This shows how dangerous online predators can be, and why they deserve severe punishment. Let’s hope justice is served to prevent such tragedies in the future.

D guy own don b

Imagine someone committing murder just by texting & calls I guess AI might curse more Damage🧐

Baby boy about to find out the hardway

you will be raped repeatedly. Just like how Nigerians always lie that when they are extradited to American prison they dont get raped.

i only laugh. Let me tell you as a yahoo boy PRY, PRAY Never to be arrested by FBI and taken to American prison, i have been there and witnessed first hand what happens to Nigeria yahoo boys in American prison Its so horrofic you cant imagine.

No one tells you, they are all pretending, see have you ever wondered why since Dammy Krane served his prison sentence abroad and returned to Nigeria he has never been the same?

All these yahoo boys you see FBI come here to arrest just say good bye to their anus. Hush puppy will never be the same when he comes out.
they all lie and pretend and claim i will rather die than allow them take my yansh!! bros na lie, what will you do when 5 huge gaint american thugs round you biting their lips with hard dicks coming to rape you? nothin!!!

it is the constant raping Dammie krane suffered in prison that affected his brains. i have seen yahoo boys turn gay in there. listen dont get deceived by movies, you are better off serving your prison sentence in Nigeria!!

You need to know that in USA as a Nigerian Yahoo boy you are hated!!! dem hate you rapist and child molesters because you have scammed their mothers fathers and siblings so every gang will come for you inside prison

what saved me i was not arrested for fraud or as a Nigerian. i witnessed Nigerian yahoo boys raped every day. infact some of your friends who are yahoo boys serving prison sentence in America give up the anus willingly so they dont get killed. forget all the hard man they form when they come out of yankie prison,

My final advise to you as a yahoo boy, when caught just di whatever you can never to be taken abroad to serve your prison sntence,

hush puppy will have learned the different styles of sucking dick all this years. infact . in yankie prison they will change you, all those your yahoo friends serving prison sentence forming gangsta say prison in yankie better your freedom in naija dey lie to you . i been there lived and did my 10 year time now i am here in Nigeria . your friend is someone's girlfriend in prison .

and to you reading this and laughing say omo i will rather die. You will. infact those yankie thugs want you to fight, they ddont want you to give up the anus, they get turned on when you fight them for it, guy they will rape you to death with force turn by turn every day till you are released years after if you survive, see how feminie all Nigerians become when they are released from yankie prison, e get why.

sauce kid, dammy krane, hakeemo, so many

Laval didn't know his crimes would catch up with him..he must av tot he was very smart and dem girls for don fall for am becos he rides one nice car and stays in a well furnished apartment.

Don't drop the soap, dear boy.

This is so horrible.
Some human beings can be very wicked.

Now his own life has been rendered useless... brought so much shame and disgrace to his family....their son caused someone to die!


Some days ago,it was two women of eastern extraction that was o. The news for maltreating their maids and which led to the death of one....y'all needed to see the madness and hate and bitterness displayed by the ever disgusting Agbado people who did condemn the crime but foamed in the mouth uncontrollably over the Igbos.....
Now it is a given,that we will never see those bitter frustrated souls on this thread......
If this suspect here was an Igbo person, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

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