A 24-year-old man, Ajibola Samsudeen, has been arraigned in court for allegedly threatening to release the sex tape of his ex-girlfriend on the internet.
The suspect faces charges of intimidation and defamation of character.
According to the first information report by Rahman Saadat, a food vendor, it was alleged that the defendant who was an ex-boyfriend of her secretary, Fausiya Abdulrasaq, was trying to blackmail her with the sex tape.
It read: “The defendant was sending blackmailing messages to Saadat’s business email box and also threatened to deal with her if she failed to release Fausiya, his ex-girlfriend, to him.
“He also threatened to post the sex tape on the internet if they failed to cooperate with him. He was unrepentant during the investigation.”
Counsel to the defendant, Barrister Toyin Onaolapo pleaded for the bail of his client. This was countered by the prosecutor, Issac Yakubu.
Magistrate Ndakene granted the bail application and adjourned the matter till May 9th, 2022 for mention.
