TikToker sentenced to three years in jail for cyberstalking Eniola Badmus, with option of ₦150k fine

Justice has been served once again celebrities has decided to clapback instead of stay quite and receive the trash thrown to them by Netizens.

Social media has been buzzing after it was revealed that the Federal High Court sentenced a TikTok user, Okoye Blessing Nwakaego to three years imprisonment for cyberstalking Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus.

Days back, GIDIBASE had reported on the arrest of the TikToker after she made a defaming news about Eniola Badmus hinting that she was a professional pimp.

Nwakaego was found guilty on two counts of cyberstalking, but the court took into account her regret and granted her the option of paying a N150,000 fine rather than going to jail, according to a report from Thenationonline.

The charge stated that Nwakaego and an accomplice, Chimabia (now at large), conspired between December 2022 and July 2023 to commit the offence.

Nwakaego, the TikTok user in one of her viral videos had said: “Eniola Badmus is a Professional Pimp, she connects small small girls to Big Politicians all over Nigeria.”

They used Nwakaego’s mobile number to send insulting and false information via TikTok, Gossipmill TV, remedies blogs, and other social media networks with the intention of upsetting, inconveniencing, and harming Eniola Badmus’ reputation.

The case, which violated sections 24(1)(b)(2)(a)(c) and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, was prosecuted by Nosa Uhumwangho.

During the proceedings, Nwakaego admitted to making the false video prompted by a male friend. He had narrated a fabricated story about Eniola Badmus, leading her to create the maligning video.

For her actions, she received N200,000 from her friend, who then encouraged her to post it on TikTok, attracting viewers online.