At the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.a man identified as Ayan Olubunmi has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for posting his ex-girlfriend’s nude photos on the internet.
The convict was also
slammed with a fine of N500, 000 by the court, Tribune reports.
Ayan, was who is married
with children, was said to have taken the illegal action after her victim, a
single lady could not meet his demand of N200,000 as inducement for him not to
post her picture on Facebook.
The suit numbered
FHC/AD/17c/2017 which was between Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar
Malami (SAN) and Ayan Olubunmi was presided over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo.
Counsel to the AGF, Mrs
Oyewole, had told the court that Ayan had threatened to post nude pictures of
his ex- girlfriend, Monica, on the social media sometimes in 2017, when she
opted out of the amorous relationship between them.
Delivering his judgement,
on Wednesday, Justice Taiwo held that
Ayan , who is in his forties was found guilty of committing the crime after
several evidences were made available to the Court proved that he willfully and
maliciously committed the crime.
Describing the crime as
very disgraceful, despicable and barbaric, Justice Taiwo said Ayan is guilty of
violating Section 24 (1) of the Cyber Crime Act, 2015 of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
The judge therefore
sentenced the culprit to two years imprisonment, and a fine of N500,000 to be
paid into the coffers of the Federal Government .
The jail term according to
Justice Taiwi takes immediate effect, adding that he had been lenient in
sentencing the culprit as the punishment for his crime attracted a fine of N7
million and three year jail term according to the Cyber Crime Act.
He said the Court tempered
Justice with mercy because of the pleas of culprit’s counsel that he has a
family and he is a first offender.
The judge lamented that
those who made the law issuing a punishment of N7 million and three year jail
term to the persons guilty of such crimes did not make provisions for
compensation for the victim.
He therefore advised that
such provision should be made by law makers in a future exercise in amending
the laws.
Speaking further on the
nature of the crime committed by Ayan, Justice Taiwo said:
“I find the act of the
convict highly disgraceful, very despicable and barbaric to say the least, he
has behaved true to the saying that hell knows no fury than a lover’s scorn.
I must say that the
defendant who has a wife and children at home could find it easy to demean and
embarrass a woman who was having an amorous affair with him.
“It is an act of meanness
to attempt to, if he has not already tarnished the image and reputation of
Asare Monica. The act of the convict is very strange in our society not to talk
of in Ayesegba Ekiti and Ekiti State in general where there are very proud and
educated men and women and the society is so closely linked together and
everyone knows one another.
The world has become a
global village with the emergence of the social media. Who knows who would have
seen the nude pictures?
“Justice in this case demands
that people like the convict should be taught a lesson that would serve as
deterrent to others who may like to behave in such manner.
“Under no circumstance must
Asare Monica or any of her families and relatives should be harassed by anyone.
I therefore charge the police to arrest anyone is found to harass Monica or any
of her relatives or families and friends,” he said.
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