TIKTOK USER BAGS THREE YEARS JAIL TERM FOR CYBERSTALKING ENIOLA BADMUS
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By Oduola F.A.
A female TikTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has baged three years prison sentence after being found guilty for cyberstalking Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos convicted Nwakaego after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of cyberstalking.
However, Justice Oweibo gave her an option of paying a N150,000 fine in lieu of jail time, after considering her remorse.
The charge that was filed reveals Nwakaego with one Chimabia (now at large) conspired to commit the offence between December 2022 and July 2023 in Lagos.
It added that the offence contravened Sections 24(1)(b)(2)(a)(c) and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015.
Okoye, who was arrested for making defamatory statements against actress Eniola Badmus, confessed that she defamed the actress because a friend, Fortune Ibe, promised to pay her N200,000.
Seen in a video clip apologising for her actions, Okoye said she needed the money to pay her house rent, adding that desperation pushed her into acting in such a manner.
Okoye said, “What happened was that a friend of mine, Fortune Ibe, said if I should come out and talk about Mrs Eniola Badmus, he was going to send me N200k because I told him about my rent.
“That was what prompted the video. I am so sorry; I just did that because I was desperate to pay my house rent. I just did it because of the money.”
Meanwhile, following Okoye’s arrest, Badmus rejected pleas to settle the matter out of court as she insisted on charging her for maligning her hard-earned reputation.
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