Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- A United States court has sentenced a 27-year-old Nigerian, Imoleayo Aina, to six years in prison for his role in a sexual extortion scheme that authorities say contributed to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.

Mr Aina, also known as Alice Dave, was sentenced in October by Judge Joel Slomsky of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

He will also serve five years of supervised release and must pay $3,250 in restitution, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice.

Mr Aina and his co-defendant, Samuel Abiodun, were arrested in Nigeria and taken into FBI custody on 31 July 2024 before being extradited to the United States.

A third Nigerian suspect, Afeez Adewale, 25, has also been charged but rema...