By Adadainfo
Two ladies and two young men were Thursday arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly extorting money from vulnerable men who they lure into false amorous activities with a view to videoing and snapping their nudity.
Our correspondent gathered that the four suspects use the social media to make advances and attract their preys.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this in a press statement he made available to Adadainfo in Awka.
The suspects were arrested at Ajakpani village, Umuanya in Oyi Local Gocernment Area of the state, Ikenga stated.
He gave their names as Okechukwu Ogoejiofor (m), 36; Nonso Nwizu (m), 34; Esther Nwafor lfeanyichukwu (f), 21, and Obianuju Nduba (f), 20.
According to the statement, “The Anambra State police operatives on 18/8/2022 arrested four suspects at Ajakpani village, Umuanya in Oyi LGA for alleged conspiracy, demanding with menaces and stealing.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects used the social media to lure their unsuspecting male victims into fake love/friendship affairs.
“They, thereafter, take the victim to a room where Obianuju Nduba engages the victim in a foreplay. The other members of the gang then force themselves into the room, take nude pictures/videos of the victims, which they use to force the victims into transferring huge sums of money to them, with the threat of publishing same on social media if the the victims fail to comply with their demands. They also dispossess the individuals of their personal belongings.
“The case shall be charged to court once investigations are concluded.”
