Cyberstalking

A cyberstalking petition filed by a lawmaker led to the arrest and remand of Mr. Nkereuwem, whose wife is challenging him for the Essien Udim State Assembly seat on the ADC platform.

eBay and its former executives have settled a cyberstalking case brought by journalist couple Ina and David Steiner. The couple will receive compensation following a 2019 campaign aimed at silencing their critiques of the company.

eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner as part of a settlement resolving a lawsuit over a cyberstalking campaign by former company employees. The campaign involved sending cockroaches and a bloody pig mask to the couple.

Sowore dropped his request to summon the DG of SSS as a defense witness in his cyberstalking trial. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, opposed the summons during the trial. The prosecution argued against the DG of SSS appearing as a defense witness.

The Attorney General of Federation (AGF) unexpectedly appeared in Mr. Sowore's cyberstalking trial, seeking to block the subpoena of the SSS chief. Sowore's legal team had requested the SSS director-general to answer questions about pretrial developments related to charges against Sowore for cyberstalking after he accused President Tinubu of criminal activity.

Mr. Sowore is seeking to have the court summon the Director General of the SSS, Bayo Onanuga, to testify in his defense. The SSS is prosecuting Sowore on criminal defamation, cyberstalking, and incitement charges related to his social media posts last year that labeled Mr. Tinubu a criminal.

A woman's best friend committed digital kidnapping by sending her baby's pictures to strangers and impersonating the mother. Digital kidnapping is described as a form of cyberstalking affecting approximately 7.5 million people annually.

A court has remanded journalist Stanley Ugagbe in prison over cyberstalking charges. The prosecution, representing the Nigerian police, stated it needs time to respond to his bail application.

Vincent Storme, a Chicago man, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for cyberstalking and threatening six women after they ended romantic relationships with him. The case highlights federal prosecution of online harassment and stalking behavior.

Baron Martin, a 20-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, was arrested on December 11 for producing child sexual abuse material and cyberstalking as part of his involvement with online violent terror networks known as 764 and CVLT. The arrest highlights law enforcement's efforts to combat organized online extremism and child exploitation.

A Kansas City man convicted of murder received a life sentence after using a GPS device to track his victim's vehicle. This case marked the first filing of both cyberstalking and cyberstalking resulting in death charges in the Western District of Missouri.