The mastermind behind the recent attempt to blackmail popular musician, Alhaja Salawa Abeni with her nude photography has been arrested by the police in Lagos State.
The musician was forced to come out and publicly publish the semi-nude pictures that were sent to her by her blackmailer to extort money from her.
The suspect, a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Oladunjoye Emmanuel was arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS)
The suspect, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was picked up by the Decoy Team of Rapid Response Squad last week Thursday after three days of monitoring him.
The state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu had in the wake of the attempt by an unknown individual to blackmail Alhaja Salawa Abeni sometime in April 2020, directed the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, DCP Olatunji Disu to fish out the suspect.
After a technical diagnosis of the complaint, the Decoy Team narrowed down on the suspect a few days later.
Sources close to the team disclosed that the suspect couldn’t be picked because of the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic.
The suspect in his statement to the police confessed to having been the mastermind behind the ploy to publish some nude pictures of Waka Queen in exchange for money, adding that he was alone in the scheme.
The suspect, a 2017/2018 Electrical Engineering graduate of Yabatech, disclosed that he saw the nude pictures in a memory card which he picked up on the floor in the school premises, sometime in November 2019.
He added that after downloading the nude photographs of Salawa Abeni on his phone, he picked up her mobile number from her Instagram page.
He confessed that “On 1st of April, 2020, I chatted her up and also called her after sending a few of the photos to her online.”
“My intention was to negotiate with her for a few bucks and for me to destroy the photographs. I thought everything was going on fine until the following day when I heard the news of the blackmail over the radio.”
The suspect also added that “I was with my mother. She was even cursing the blackmailer unknown to her that I was the brain behind it.”
He also stated that “Immediately sneaked out, destroyed the memory card and threw my mobile phone and SIM card into a nearby wetland in Magboro. Since then, I never mentioned it to anyone and called Madam Salawa Abeni about it again,”
The state police boss, while reacting to the arrest, warned criminals in the state and neighbouring states not to extend their criminal activities to Lagos
He advised guardians to monitor their wards, emphasizing that the internet is a fertile ground for opportunities but that the state police command would not allow criminals use it as an avenue to blackmail and extort law-abiding residents.
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Buy and read digital replicas of your TRIBUNE titles by subscribing through E-VENDING
Apple Music Appoints Florence Otedola (Aka) DJ Cuppy Its First Radio Show Host In Africa
The biggest company in the world, Apple Music, is launching its first radio show in Africa on Sunday and DJ Cuppy whose real name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola is its host. The streaming platform announced Thursday that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday and will feature a mix of contemporary… Read full story
21 Years Of Civil Rule: Gains, Pains And Prospects
MOST Nigerians remain nostalgic about the epochal, extraordinary transformation that was heralded in the defunct Western Region of Nigeria in the First Republic under visionary and dynamic leadership. In just eight years of the pragmatic and purposeful leadership, imbued with vision, the region shocked the… Read full story
Economy: Many Miles Crossed, Many Miles Lie Ahead
Politics and economy are entangled. Politics determines the economic direction while the economy determines the strength of the polity. If the economy is ailing, so will be the polity and vice versa. But the interplay between politics and the economy is choreographed by politicians… Read full story
COVID-19: We’re Yet To Receive Promised Ventilators From US ― Minister
The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is yet to receive the promised ventilators from the United States of America (USA). The minister said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily news conference… Read full story
Sokoto Bandit Attacks: Buhari Orders ‘Fierce’ Military Operation
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military to embark of a fierce operation to dislodge bandits terrorising people in Sokoto State. While condoling with families who lost loved ones in an attack by bandits in Sabon Birni Local Government it the state, he prayed for the quick recovery of those that sustained injuries… Read full story
COVID-19: Ogun Govt Lifts Lockdown
The Ogun State Government has lifted the lockdown order pronounced on the state, since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic to combat the spread of the disease from Monday to Friday. This was contained in the address of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, while updating the efforts… Read full story
“Until that’s law, we won’t fix this. Labour should adopt it now. It’s time to…
The distinction between speculation and real utility is growing sharper. While some investors focus on…
The Anambra State government has imposed a one-month suspension on Blossom Fount School in Awka…
Governors of Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, Ogun and Oyo states on Saturday paid glowing tributes…
Mercy Aigbe has taken a moment to celebrate her journey in the Nigerian movie industry,…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm that 42 percent of nurses in…
This website uses cookies.