Okoye Blessing Nwakaego was sentenced to three years in jail by the Federal High Court in Lagos for cyberstalking Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus.
Nwakaego pleaded guilty to the two-count accusation made against her by the police, and Justice Nicholas Oweibo gave down the sentence.
According to the police, the convict and one Chimabia, who is still at large, conspired to commit felony cyberstalking between December 2022 and July 2023.
The pair were also accused of knowingly causing the transmission of a communication with her mobile line number via Tiktok, gossipmill tv, remedyblog, and other social media networks, a communication that was found to be grossly offensive and false for the purpose of causing injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, and unnecessary anxiety to Eniola Badmus.
The offences the prosecutor, Mr. Nosa Watson Uhumwangho, said are contrary to and punishable under section 27 and 24(1)(b)(2)(a)(c)of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, et.c) Act 2015.
When the 2 count charge was read, Nwakaego pleaded guilty.
The prosecutor to plead with the court to allow him review the facts of the case.
In his review, Uhumwangho, told the court that Nwakaego in her confessional statement to the police said she made the video following the prompt of a male friend.
