Nigerian Judge Convicts Man of Sextorting BC Teen Who Died by Suicide

Nigerian Judge Convicts Man of Sextorting BC Teen Who Died by Suicide
The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John's, on June 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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RCMP are hailing the conviction and sentencing of man in Nigeria who tried to blackmail a Surrey, B.C., teenager by posting his intimate images online, saying “sextortions and fraud” will not be tolerated by society.

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said Olukeye Adedayo was sentenced last week to prison terms totalling 76 years, after offences that the RCMP said resulted in the boy’s “sudden death” in February 2023.