Fulton County fired two Nigerians from its information technology department, letting them take the blame for a cyberattack caused by the negligence of their biased American supervisor, according to a lawsuit.

The complaint against the county was filed in federal court Monday by Georgia resident Omotade Adeniyi, a Nigerian with U.S. citizenship who claims he was discriminated and retaliated against in violation of the Civil Rights Act. Adeniyi said he worked for the county for almost 14 years before being fired in July 2024.

Fulton does not comment on pending legal matters, a county spokesperson said Tuesday.

In his complaint, Adeniyi said he and another Nigerian employee in the county’s IT department were placed on administrative leave and fired in response to the cyberattack that

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