Sextortion

29 Jan

Nigerian Extradited To US For Alleged Sextortion

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A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim’s death. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, from Nigeria’s Osun state was flown to the US on Saturday after an agreement was reportedly reached with the Nigerian government that he would not be sentenced to death if found guilty. Lawal appeared in a federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, with shackles on his wrists and ankles, US media reported. He entered a not guilty plea to charges including child exploitation resulting in…

29 May

Two KNUST Students In Police Custody For “Sextortion”

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A Takoradi Circuit Court has remanded two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into police custody for agreeing and acting together with a common purpose to commit crime, to wit ‘ sextortion’. They are Jerome Enyam, aged 19, resident of Fijai, and Ebenezer Adam, aged 19, also resident of Kojokrom and second year students at KNUST, Kumasi Their action was in contravention with the Criminal Offenses Act and the Cyber Security Act. Prosecuting, D/SGT Robert Mensah told the Court presided over by Her Ladyship Harriet Charway that the accused persons, were friends and year mate…