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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Popular Nigerian actress, Moyo Lawal, had her sex tape leaked on social media over the weekend.
The video, which has gone viral showed the faces of both the actress and her partner on a bed in what seemed to be a hotel room.
Immediately the news went viral, Lawal went on social media to deny the video, but on Sunday evening, the actress confirmed the authenticity of the video, adding that the video shared without her consent and she would be taking legal actions.
In what appears to be a global trend, celebrities around the world have had their sex tapes leaked online.
Nigerian celebrities are not immune to this plague currently ravaging the entertainment world around the globe.
Here are four other Nigerian celebrities whose sex tapes have been leaked online
1. Tiwa Savage
Tiwatope Savage is a Nigerian Afrobeat singer. In 2021, despite her high level of fame and popularity, a blackmailer leaked her footage of her intimate action with her partner.
The singer, in an interview with a radio station in the United States, had disclosed that a blackmailer threatened to leak her sex tape she doesn’t meet up with his demands.
According to Savage, her partner recorded their sexual intercourse but erroneously posted it on Snapchat. He eventually realised his mistake and took the video down, but she said someone got hold of it before it was deleted. She added that she was unwilling to pay money to the alleged blackmailer.
Days after the interview went viral, the alleged blackmailer leaked the footage. It immediately engulfed the internet space and was streamed heavily by Nigerians.
2. Oxlade
Ikuforiji Abdulrahman Olaitan, popularly known as Oxlade, is a Nigerian singer. He rose to fame with the release of the song “Away”, which appeared on Rolling Stone’s 50 best songs of 2020.
His sex tape was leaked on Snapchat. The video, released on February 8, 2021, showed the singer hitting the G-spot of an unidentified lady. The video went viral, and social netizens became investigators as they worked hard to uncover the identity of the lady involved in the sexual act. Following the display of her face and the reveal of her identity, the woman featured in the video, on November 20, 2021, publicly disclosed her intention to sue Oxlade for N20 million.
Having not made any comment about the video earlier, Oxlade apologised on Twitter to his fans and the woman in the video two days later.
3. Nengi
Nengi Rebecca Hampson is a young Nigerian lady from Bayelsa State. Nengi is an entrepreneur. She emerged as one of the breakout stars of Big Brother Naija “Lockdown” edition, which was held in 2020.
She finished as the second runner-up (third position) and has since bagged lots of endorsements. Nengi has also appeared in some movies as an actress.
However, her white got stained as her sex tape with her ex-boyfriend was publicly leaked in 2021. The BB Naija alumnus was seen in the video being heavily pounded. It wad alleged that her ex-boyfriend leaked the tape after their relationship hit the rock.
Nengi did not make any public comment regarding the video while it trended on social media. Some Nigerians criticised her for allowing her ex-boyfriend to record their intimate encounter.
4. Chidinma Okeke
Chidinma Okeke is a pageant queen. She won the Miss Anambra beauty contest in 2015.
She got in the news for controversial reasons after a video clip of her allegedly having sex with a fellow woman went viral on the internet.
Some Nigerians took to social media to tongue-lash her, reminding her that the act (homosexuality) is punishable by 14 years imprisonment under Nigerian law. The former beauty queen immediately denied being the individual in the video.