The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and photographs of 10 Nigerians added to its “Worst of the Worst” register, a list of immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The latest update, published by DHS, details offences ranging from wire fraud and identity theft to drug offences, child-related crimes, weapons possession, aggravated assault, and conspiracy.
Full list of the 10 Nigerians on the DHS register
The DHS register names the following individuals:
- Temitope Bashua — Wire fraud, identity theft and fraud — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Ojehoro Lewis — Cruelty towards a child — Conroe, Texas.
- Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe — Wire fraud — Louisville, Kentucky.
- Daniel Oworen — Dangerous drugs — Conroe, Texas.
- Raymond H. Ekevwo — Wire fraud — Oxford, Wisconsin.
- Franklin Dikeocha — Sex offence against a child involving fondling — Dallas, Texas.
- Johnson Ogunlana — Fraud and identity theft — White Deer, Pennsylvania.
- Chukwuemeka Okorocha — Wire fraud, dangerous drugs, possession of a weapon and aggravated assault involving a non-family gun — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Tunde Korede — Conspiracy — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Chukwuemeka Chinye — Larceny from a banking-type institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy — Pollock, Louisiana.
According to the DHS register, the individuals were arrested by ICE and are associated with criminal cases in several US states, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Louisiana. Three of those listed — Bashua, Okorocha, and Korede — are associated with Allenwood, Pennsylvania, while Ogunlana is listed in White Deer, also in Pennsylvania. Two others, Lewis and Oworen, are listed in Conroe, Texas. Dikeocha is associated with Dallas, while Oziegbe is listed in Louisville, Kentucky. Ekevwo is in Oxford, Wisconsin, and Chinye is listed in Pollock, Louisiana.
Context and prior DHS publication
The publication is part of the Trump administration’s wider immigration enforcement drive, which has placed greater emphasis on identifying and removing immigrants with criminal records or pending criminal cases. In July, the US government published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians on the same “Worst of the Worst” register, according to the report.
No deportation date was given for the 10 Nigerians in the latest DHS publication. The cases cover a wide range of alleged offences, with fraud-related allegations appearing most frequently.
Case spotlight: Temitope Bashua
One of the names on the list, Temitope Bashua, has a criminal case that has previously been detailed by the US Department of Justice. The Justice Department said Bashua was sentenced in November 2025 to 30 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a scheme involving fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
According to the department, Bashua admitted participating in schemes that used victims’ personal information to submit fraudulent applications for government benefits and loans. His federal conviction provides additional public court-record context for his inclusion on the ICE register.
