Meghan and Prince Harry flew around Nigeria for free on an airline whose president is a wanted fugitive in the United States.
Dr Allen Onyema, founder of Nigerian airline Air Peace, provided the Sussexes with free flights during their three-day tour of Nigeria to celebrate 10 years of Harry’s Invictus Games.
However, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that he is also a wanted man in the US and faces multiple charges related to alleged fraud worth millions of dollars laid out in a federal indictment filed in November 2019.
Air Peace’s Stanley Olisa said the CEO gave the Sussexes “complimentary flights,” along with “everything they wanted” because “they are royals.”
Meghan and Prince Harry traveled for free through Nigeria by plane with an airline whose president is a fugitive wanted in the United States.
Dr Allen Onyema, founder of Nigerian airline Air Peace, provided the Sussexes with free flights during their three-day tour of Nigeria to celebrate 10 years of Harry’s Invictus Games (left in navy blue).
Meghan was thrilled when her young fans presented her with a painting.
Harry’s undefeated Nigerian team ended up losing 21-25 to the Chief of Defense Staff’s team and all the players were injured military personnel.
The indictment accuses Onyema of allegedly “using his status as a prominent business leader and airline executive to launder more than $20 million from Nigeria through U.S. bank accounts.”
There is no suggestion that Harry or Meghan knew Onyema’s story before meeting him.
Olisa told the Mirror: ‘The planes were chartered. It was just royalty and their entourage. They did not fly with other passengers. We understand that they are royalty, which is why we provide them with top-notch treatment on board. They were given everything they wanted. It was an exclusive experience. And we flew them back to Abuja in the evening. “Everything was free.”
He added: “The chairman of Air Peace gave Prince Harry and his wonderful wife Meghan free flights to Lagos and back as part of his contribution to the couple’s successful hosting.”
In total, the couple and their entourage flew 664 miles on a 120-seat plane generating around 12 tonnes of carbon emissions.
The average annual carbon footprint of a person per year is about four tons.
This loud figure has left some angry at the Sussexes for being hypocrites, as in 2019, while still working royals, the couple launched the Travalyst initiative.
He spent three years as the public face of the initiative to encourage the tourism industry to be more sustainable, despite the furor over his use of private jets.
Like his father, King Charles, who has spoken out for more than 50 years on issues such as sustainability and climate change, Harry has also been a strong supporter of environmental causes.
In total, the couple and their entourage flew 664 miles on a 120-seat plane generating around 12 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Onyema is accused of using his status as a prominent business leader to launder more than $20 million from Nigeria through US bank accounts.
Harry listens as he urges the Invictus athletes, while Meghan looks delighted by his side.
Meghan appears with five other dinner guests while attending a lunch with the Minister of Defense in Abuja, Nigeria.
During the visit, the couple visited a local charity and met military leaders, wounded soldiers and schoolchildren, who greeted them with smiles and enthusiasm.
Robert Murphy, the agent in charge of the DEA’s Atlanta field division, said: ‘Allan Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud. He corrupted the American banking system, but his trail of deceit and deceit was completely stopped.’
The indictment goes on to allege that Onyema organized several “innocent-sounding multi-million dollar asset purchases that were nothing more than alleged fronts for his scam.”
It states that Onyema is the founder and president of several organizations in Nigeria, including the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony, the International Center for Non-Violence and Peace Development and All-Time Peace Media Communications Limited.
Air Peace’s head of administration and finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, has also been charged alongside Onyema.
Both men were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, three counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit credit application fraud and three counts of credit application fraud. However it is understood that they deny the claims.
Speaking to The Mirror, author Tom Quinn said the 72-hour visit “confirmed the worst fears” of the Duke of Sussex’s family.
Harry, who at times seemed worried, continually looked intently at his wife as his US and American security team tried to maintain control.
This comes after it was alleged that King Charles was “absolutely furious” that the trip had gone ahead anyway.
Author Tom Quinn said: “Everything you would expect from an official royal visit was there: the receptions, the visits to schools and charities, to wounded and disabled soldiers.”
“Meghan and Harry’s speeches and their entire attitude have been designed to give the impression that they are still fully paid-up royals and William and his father, King Charles, don’t like that at all.”
Quinn said Harry and Meghan appear to have “gone rogue,” adding that “for Charles and William, it’s as if Meghan and Harry are saying, ‘We don’t need your permission to work as royals; we’ll do it on our own.'” . on our own terms whenever and wherever we want.
Royal expert Michael Cole told MailOnline that although the couple were on “a private visit from two royal figures”, they “exploited their royal status to the limit and in every way, trying to give the impression that it was real”.
He said that although the Sussexes’ trip was “not a state visit, an official visit or a royal tour”, it appeared to be a “tour proposed by Buckingham Palace and sanctioned by the British government”.
He added that the couple “succeeded to such an extent that they will return to California very satisfied with their three days in Nigeria.”
Despite this disapproval, the Sussexes now have “other trips planned for the rest of the year” and hope to “share more details in the coming weeks.”
The source added: “It’s definitely possible they could return to Africa for more tours after that.”
Sussex and Air Peace have been contacted for comment.
