TiKTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has been convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos State for defaming Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus. Okoye pleaded guilty to the charge on Wednesday, April 3.

She admitted to defaming Badmus after being promised N200,000 by a friend, Fortune Ibe, to do so. Despite her remorse, Justice Oweibo offered her the choice to pay a fine of N150,000 instead of serving jail time, noting that her actions violated Sections 24(1)(b)(2)(a)(c) and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015. Okoye and another individual, Chimabia, who is currently at large, were jointly charged for the offence.

Additionally, in 2023, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) reported that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court had deemed Section 24 of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act as vague, arbitrary, and unlawful, declaring that individuals cannot be charged with cyberstalking under this provision.