Elom Nzube, 25, was arrested for hacking into the Twitter account of a
Tanzanian, Dr. Reginald Remengi. He then used the account to reach out
to the doctor’s friend, Mrs. Tinu Abiola, the MD, HTM
International Nigeria Ltd, and threatened to tarnish her image if she did not pay him $5,000.
Abiola petitioned the IG of Police and investigations revealed that
Nzube had already used his professional knowledge in computer apps to;
design a human skull, attach Abiola’s picture to it, fabricate a story,
create a web page with Vanguard newspapers media logo. He then used it
to blackmail Abiola, internationally.
After his arrest, Nzube confessed to have blackmailed several people
locally and internationally “among who are Prof. Toyin Ajao, a lecturer
at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; Senator Raji Rauf, and Sam
Kurk of England.
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