The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a man, Chinedu Ezeudu, for allegedly selling nude pictures and videos of a woman on social media.
NIGERIACRIME gathered that the suspect is a native of Ndi Ikpa village Ezinato community in Awka South Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect, according to reports, after all his attempts to blackmail his victim to pay him money failed, released the materials on social media.
He was said to traded the nude materials of the married woman to persons who requested it for N3,000.
The victim made a report to the office of the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Children’s Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, leading to the arrest of the suspect by men of the command.
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Confirming this, the media aide of the commissioner, Miss Chidinma Ikeanyionwu said, “The victim said she lost her memory card in March 2023, but was later chatted up by the suspect in June, with a request for huge amount of money in order not to leak the nude videos.
“When she refused to pay, the suspect threatened to post the video on all social media platforms but was confronted by the husband of the victim and asked to delete the video. Before then he had already duplicated it.”
She said the suspect went ahead to release the video on Facebook, Whatsapp and other social media platforms, including selling them to those who requested.
Ikeanyionwu said: “When the incident was reported to the office of the commissioner for women and social welfare Anambra State by the victim accompanied by Hon Ejike Okechukwu, the suspect was quickly arrested by the Anambra State Police Command.”
She said the suspect who is currently in police custody would be arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court in Awka once the investigation is concluded.