Youths at risk as sextortion spreads in Nigeria

    Epà Ogie Eboigbe | YSOT | Apr 14, 2026    
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Sextortion has become one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in Nigeria and there is an urgent need for security agencies and the judiciary to adopt coordinated measures if the country is to curb the scale of the problem before it becomes deeply entrenched.

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