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FBI Arrests 22 in Nigerian Sextortion Network Following Teen Suicides

Jackson Kachi | Senior News Editor - Apr 26, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Friday, April 25, 2025, that it had arrested 22 Nigerian nationals in a...

Crime

Extradited Nigerian Man on Trial for Sextortion Plot Tied to Teenage Victim’s Suicide

Silas Ebeh | Crime Reporter - Feb 5, 2025

COLUMBIA, USA — On Monday, February 3, 2025, South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey sat in a Columbia courtroom in South Carolina, face-to-face with...

Business

Meta Deletes 63,000 WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram Accounts in Sextortion Crackdown

Ella Ukairo | Tech Reporter - Jul 24, 2024

MENLO PARK, USA - Meta Platforms Inc. has deleted over 63,000 accounts in Nigeria linked to scammers who were blackmailing users after soliciting intimate...