Two Indian-origin sisters in Canada having substantial followers in social media have been arrested in Nigeria on charges of extortion and cyberbullying a Nigerian billionaire, according to a media report.
Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo are accused of trying to blackmail the billionaire by claiming they had evidence of businessman Femi Otedola cheating on his wife that they would post on a notorious sex-scandal website, the Toroto Star reported.
Following a private investigation, the sisters were arrested in Nigeria.
According to a court document dated December 20 and posted to Nigeria Politics, the sisters stand accused of being "responsible" for the website NaijaGistLive and several other social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter used for "cyberbullying" around 274 people, mostly based in various regions of Africa, the report said.
Jyoti and Kiran have nearly 50,000 followers on Instagram.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed that consular services were being provided to the Canadian citizens who have been detained in Lagos, Nigeria.
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