US Names 124 Nigerians for Deportation: The “Worst of the Worst” List is Here
By: Abudu Olalekan
Washington means business. The Department of Homeland Security came out swinging Wednesday with a fresh list of deportation targets. 124 Nigerians. All of them labeled the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens still lurking in the country.
Reportersroom learned Thursday that DHS published the names and photos right on their website. Sunday Adediora is on there. So is Sunday Kunkushi. Mkpouto Etukudoh made the cut, and Marcus Unigwe too. Olaniyi Ojikutu, Boluwaji Akingunsoye, Ejike Asiegbunam. Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola. Bamidele Bolatiwa. Ifeanyi Nwaozomudoh. Aderemi Akefe. Solomon Wilfred. Chibundu Anuebunwa. Joshua Ineh. Usman Momoh. Oluwole Odunowo. Bolarinwa Salau. Oriyomi Aloba.
But they ain’t done.
Oludayo Adeagbo is named. Olaniyi Akintuyi. Talatu Dada. Olatunde Oladinni. Jelili Qudus. Abayomi Daramola. Toluwani Adebakin. Olamide Jolayemi. Isaiah Okere. Benji Macaulay. Joseph Ogbara. Olusegun Martins. Kingsley Ariegwe. Olugbenga Abass. Oyewole Balogun. Adeyinka Ademokunla. Christian Ogunghide. Christopher Ojuma. Olamide Adedipe. Patrick Onogwu. Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi. Omotayo Akinto.
The list keeps going.
Kenneth Unanka. Jeremiah Ehis. Oluwafemi Orimolade. Ayibatonye Bienzigha. Uche Diuno. Akinwale Adaramaja. Boluwatife Afolabi. Chinonso Ochie. Olayinka A. Jones. Theophilus Anwana. Aishatu Umaru. Henry Idiagbonya. Okechukwu Okoronkwo. Daro Kosin. Sakiru Ambali. Kamaludeen Giwa. Cyril Odogwu. Ifeanyi Echigeme. Kingsley Ibhadore. Suraj Tairu. Peter Equere. Dasola Abdulraheem. Adewale Aladekoba. Akeem Adeleke.
There’s more.
Bernard Oretekor. Abiemwense Obanor. Olufemi Olutiola. Chukwuemeka Okorie. Abimbola Esan. Elizabeth Miller. Chima Orji. Adetunji Olofinlade. Abdul Akinsanya. Elizabeth Adeshewo. Dennis Ofuoma. Quazeem Adeyinka. Ifeanyi Okoro. Oluwaseun Kassim. Olumide Morakinyo. Abraham Ola Osoko. Oluchi Jennifer. Chibuzo Nwaonu.
That’s the full roster.
Here’s the kicker though. Nobody knows when these folks are actually getting on the plane. DHS stayed tight-lipped about the timeline. They also won’t say exactly what each person did. Just called it “serious crimes.”
Could be fraud. Could be drugs. Could be assault. They’re keeping that part close to the vest.
“The hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise,” the statement read. “Carrying out mass deportations — starting with the worst of the worst.”
Sound like déjà vu? That’s because we been down this road before.
February 2026. DHS announced 79 other Nigerians for the same treatment. Back then they actually said what these guys did. Fraud, drug trafficking, assault, manslaughter, robbery. The whole gamut.
This latest drop comes hot on the heels of June’s visa restrictions. Washington slapped partial bans on Nigerian citizens, saying they were worried about identity management and people overstaying. Plus security screening headaches.
Since Trump walked back into the White House January 20, 2025, this has been the playbook. Find them, name them, ship them home.
The message is pretty clear. If you’re Nigerian and you got dirt on your record in the US, they’re coming for you.
We reached out to DHS asking when exactly these deportations kick off. They didn’t get back to us.
Olalekan A. Abudu is a seasoned and dedicated News Journalist at REPORTERS ROOM, with over eight years of experience. He specializes in politics, climate change, health, and education, while also covering security, economic, and judicial issues. Committed to accuracy and balanced reporting, Olalekan exemplifies the principles of public-interest journalism.
