Why It's A Bad Idea To Blackmail A Billionaire
December 29, 2016
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as posted by the channelTwo sisters are facing charges after allegedly attempting to extort and blackmail wealthy Nigerian businessmen and politicians. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss the Matharoo sisters, their Instagram fame and the trouble they're in now. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"Two Canadian sisters with large Instagram followings have been arrested in Nigeria and charged with threatening to blackmail and extort a well-known African billionaire online.
The website Nigeria Politics first reported that the sisters, Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo, threatened to release information about wealthy Nigerian businessman Femi Otedola, claiming they had evidence that the energy tycoon had cheated on his wife. The Matharoos reportedly threatened to go public with the details if Otedola did not pay them off.
Otedola, who Forbes estimates is worth about $1.8 billion, hired investigators to look into the sisters. They discovered the sisters have a history of recording conversations and having sex with rich men — then threatening to release the recordings, photos, or videos on the now-defunct website Naijagistlive.com. After learning the details, Otedola filed a complaint against the two women and they were taken into custody on Dec. 23.”*
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