The men of 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army , Akure, Ondo State , have arrested four men in Ikaramu Akoko , Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, allegedly for posting nude photographs of some ladies online .
Though the security agents have withheld information about the identities of the suspects , it was gathered that three of them were members of the National Youth
Service Corps serving in the state .
According to a source, the suspects were fond of inviting their girlfriends to a hotel where they encouraged them to go nude , after which they took their pictures.
The source added that later , the suspects would demand money from the ladies , with the threat that if they failed to cooperate , their nude pictures would be
posted online .
The source said , “ Many ladies , including their fellow corps members, have fallen victim to the suspects who have been making money from the crime until they
were eventually caught .
“ They will invite their girlfriends to a particular hotel in Ikare Akoko , where they didn ’ t just make love to the ladies , but also photographed them while naked.
“ Later, they would start demanding money from their victims , with the threat to expose their nudity online should they fail to cooperate .
“ Ladies who thought it was a joke ended up having their nude photos posted online by the suspects . ”
The Assistant Director , Army Public Relations , Major Ojo Adelegan , confirmed the arrest of the suspects and said they have been handed over to the appropriate
security organisation for further action .
Adelegan , however , refused to disclosed the identity of the suspects.
“ I can confirm their arrest , but they are no more with us ; they have been handed over to other security agency, ” the Army spokesman stated .
In the same vein , the Head of Public Relations Unit of the National Youths Service Corps in Ondo State, Mrs . Christy Olatoye , also confirmed the arrest.
She said the suspects were already in the custody of the Directorate of State Security in the state . She said , “ The matter is with the DSS , we can not interfere . All we need to do is to give them any information they need . It is a criminal offence , we can ’ t stop the DSS from doing their work . ”
However , the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command , Mr . Femi Joseph , said the matter was not reported at the Command .
“ We don ’ t know anything about it . We are not aware
of the matter , ” Joseph stated .
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