Salawa Abeni reacts to arrest of blackmailer

Salewa Abeni

Waka musician, Salawa Abeni, has reacted to the arrest of a former student of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos (YABATECH) who allegedly threatened to release nude photos of her.

The 59-year-old thanked the police and her fans in a post she shared on Instagram on Sunday.

She wrote, “My family, friends and fans I present to you the face of the young man Emmanuel Oladunjoye Olufowoke (19 years old) that blackmailed me by threatening to expose my nude pictures on social media. I just want to use this opportunity to thank Nigerians all over the world, the Nigerian police force RRS for helping to catch this boy as I am not his first victim…”

The Rapid Response Team (RRS) had earlier confirmed the arrest of the suspect identified as identified as Oladunjoye Olufowoke, on Twitter.

“Our Decoy team have arrested a man who tried blackmailing the popular fuji artiste, Salawa Abeni with her nude photos. He claims he got them from a memory card which  he found on the floor while in school. He has been transfered to State CID, Panti for further investigation,” it wrote.