Popular Nigerian TikToker Jailed For Cyber Stalking Actress Eniola Badmus

Okoye Blessing Nwakaego, a Nigerian TikToker who defamed popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus by calling her a pimp, has been sentenced to three years in prison for cyberstalking.

This comes after Justice Nicholas Oweibo convicted Nwakaego following her plea of guilty to a two-count charge of cyberstalking on Wednesday August 2, 2023. The judge, however, considered the convict’s remorse and gave her an option of paying a fine of N150,000 in lieu of jail time.

The charge revealed that  Nwakaego and one Chimabia (now at large) between December 2022 and July 2023 in Lagos conspired to commit the offence. The two  was also said to have knowingly caused the transmission of communication via Tiktok, Gossipmill TV, remedy blog and other social media networks, with her mobile number.

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The intention behind their actions was to cause annoyance, inconvenience, danger, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, and needless anxiety to the detriment of Eniola Badmus. The prosecution counsel, Nosa Uhumwangho, presented the facts of the case to Justice Oweibo, revealing that Nwakaego admitted to making the defamatory video under the influence of a male friend.

This friend falsely claimed to have knowledge about Eniola Badmus and manipulated Nwakaego into creating the video, which accused the actress of introducing young Nigerian girls to men. As a result of their scheme, the video garnered over three million views online.