ATIKOKAN — Provincial police in Ottawa arrested a 21-year-old Nigerian national in connection to a youth-related sextortion scam which took place in Atikokan late last year.
Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Gbolahan Khalid Afinmo, who has been charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Working in partnership with Elgin County OPP, OPP Regional Intelligence Unit, and Canada Border Services Agency, the Atikokan OPP detachment identified the initial beneficiary of the scam.
As a result, the accused was arrested by the OPP in Ottawa based on a warrant obtained by police in Atikokan.
Afinmo was released from custody in Ottawa and is scheduled to appear in an Atikokan court in later November.
