A feminine TikTookay consumer recognized as Nwakaego Okoye, has been sentenced to a few years imprisonment for cyberstalking Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave the ruling on Wednesday.
The decide convicted Nwakaego after she pleaded responsible to a two-count cost of cyberstalking.
In a consideration that adopted the convict’s regret, Justice Oweibo nevertheless gave her an possibility of paying a advantageous of N150,000 in lieu of jail time.
According to the cost, Nwakaego and one Chimabia (now at giant) 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.
Recall that Okoye, who was arrested for making defamatory statements in opposition to actress Eniola Badmus, confessed that she defamed the actress as a result of a good friend, Fortune Ibe, promised to pay her N200,000.
In a video clip through which she apologising for her actions, Okoye stated she wanted the cash to pay her home lease, including that desperation pushed her into performing in such a fashion.
Okoye stated,
“What occurred was {that a} good friend of mine, Fortune Ibe, stated if I ought to come out and speak about Mrs Eniola Badmus, he was going to ship me N200k as a result of I instructed him about my lease.
“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 courtroom as she insisted on charging her for maligning her hard-earned repute.
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