Popular Tiktoker, Okoye Blessing Nwakego better known as Ego, who got arrested for defaming Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has been sentenced to two years imprisonment.
The Tiktoker was arraigned to court today, Wednesday, August 2nd, and has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
Blessing Nwakego was charged to court on a two-count charge bordering on cyberstalking. It was alleged that she and one Chimabia now at large “between December 2022 to July 2023, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the honorable court, did connive to commit felony to wit: cyberstalking and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 27 of the cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, etc) act 2015.
Following her arrangement at the court, she was convicted of the charges against her and was sentenced to one-year imprisonment with the option of a fine of N50,000 on count one.
On count two, she was sentenced to two years imprisonment, with the option of a N100,000 fine. The terms of the consecutive are to be consecutive, while the terms of imprisonment are to be concurrent.
Not surprisingly, Ego chose to go with the latter as information gathered online claimed that she has agreed to pay the N150k fine to secure her freedom.
