The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a lady, Okoye Blessing Nwakaego, to three years imprisonment for the social media bullying of a popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo handed down the sentence following a guilty plea by Nwakaego to the two count charge leveled against her by the Police.
According to the police, the convict and one Chimabia (now at large) had between December 2022 and July 2023, conspired amongst themselves to commit felony to wit: cyberstalking.
The duo were also said to have knowingly caused the transmission of a communication via Tiktok, gossipmill tv, remedyblog and other social media networks, with her mobile line number, a communication which was found to be grossly offensive and false for the purpose of causing injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, and needless anxiety to Eniola Badmus.
