Nigerian man jailed in UK for hacking Wirral woman's social media and blackmail

A Nigerian man has been imprisoned in the United Kingdom after pleading guilty to hacking a woman's social media accounts in Wirral and blackmailing her, Merseyside Police said. Bosun Osagie was given a sentence of two years and three months on Monday, October 12, according to police. Police said that in February 2023, they received a report that a woman's Snapchat account and her X account, formerly Twitter, had been hacked, and that her images were being used to create fake accounts. Those fake accounts, police added, were used to advertise the victim as a prostitute, and her images were being sold online. She was later blackmailed. After extensive enquiries, Bosun Osagie, who lives on Hartslock Drive in Bexley, London, was arrested and charged. At an earlier court hearing, 25-year-old Osagie pleaded guilty to computer hacking and blackmail. On Monday, October 12, he was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, and a 10-year restraining order was imposed prohibiting him from contacting the victim. Detective Sergeant Darren Devonport said Osagie's actions had caused profound distress to the victim. He said Osagie had not only invaded her privacy but had also tried to blackmail her into giving him money. The victim did the correct thing by reporting it, Devonport said. Merseyside Police is fully committed to preventing the possession and distribution of indecent images, he added. He also expressed hope that Osagie would reflect in prison on the consequences of his crimes and their serious impact on the victim.