A 44-year-old businessman, Amara Kennedy, who was accused of circulating nude photos of his former lovers has been arrested by the police in Lagos.
The development was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, after tweeting the suspect’s photo
The police image maker noted that investigation was ongoing into the matter.
NIGERIACRIME learnt that the accused was arrested on Friday in the Oshodi area of the state.
Kennedy had gone to the area to meet one of his victims, Kester, to resolve their disagreement, unknown to him, the police were waiting for him.
It was gathered that the peace meeting was mediated by a rights activist, Arike Adelodun.
The suspect had requested that a popular media house stop reporting the case, as part of the conditions for the meeting.
“I will call you back shortly and ask if you’re the one who has been writing the story. I will ask you to stop writing for the sake of Kester’s mental health. I will be very aggressive. Try to explain why you’re doing it, but I will shut you up. Just play along. He (Kennedy) will be added to the conference call. The purpose is for him to show up at the meeting,” she added.
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The reporter agreed with the plan and promised to stop reporting on the matter pending when he would get feedback from the women “by the end of today”.
Around 7am on Friday, the suspect was said to have fixed the meeting for 9am at an eatery at Oshodi.
Around 12 noon, the suspect was arrested.
Speaking on the development on Saturday, Kester said she felt like “someone who just won a visa to Canada.”
“I feel excited; this has traumatised me so much. My daughters will see the mummy they have always known,” she added with a laugh.
Recalling the arrest, she said, “My friend who mediated created a group for me and Kennedy. We had a video call yesterday (Thursday) where he said he still had the (nude) pictures on his phones. He said we should meet somewhere so I could use my own hands to delete them. I agreed. We asked him to choose the location and time.
“However, when he saw your publication that day, he said I should reach an agreement with you to stop reporting. That was when you agreed to stop after everything had been settled.
“He gave us the location and address. The police had, however, got there even before we arrived. They were hanging around. They took my pictures and we sent his pictures to them. Kennedy came to the bus stop to pick me and my friend. A policeman was already in the eatery. As we were about to enter the eatery, the police arrested him.
“He then started begging the police officer to shoot him and let him die. The man refused. I then told him that the death he wished me, he would beg for it and would not see it.”
She said she was looking forward to the arraignment of the suspect.