3 hotel attendants, who allegedly recorded a customer’s
sexual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday charged
before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The employees had used the hotel’s CCTV to record the
guest’s sexual exploit with his girlfriend.
The accused: Sunday Okon, 23; Rita Emmanuel, 28; and Goodness Akpan, 24, whose
addresses are unknown, are facing a four-count charge of fraud, demanding
property with menace, conspiracy and indecent practices.
Prosecutor Uche Simon told the court that the accused had on
13 August at a hotel in Ogudu area of Lagos conspired to record a guest while
sleeping with his girlfriend.
According to him, the accused produced a VCD on it which
they circulated to residents of the area.
He alleged that they also demanded a N10 million ransom and
threatened to post it on the social media platform, Facebook if the man failed
to part with the money.
“The accused actually posted it on the Facebook between
August 13 and 23.”
Simon said the offences contravened Sections 136, 166 (d),
299 and 409 of Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
NAN reports that the accused may be sentenced to a minimum
of three years each if convicted.
The trio however pleaded not guilty and were granted bail in
the sum of N100, 000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
NAN also reports that the three attendants were taken to
Kirikiri Prisons pending the fulfillment of their bail conditions.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O. J. Awope, adjourned the case
till 19 September for mention.
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