An artist, Oxlade, has been fined N5 million by a Nigerian High Court for his involvement in the unauthorized release of a sex tape featuring himself and a woman named John Blessing.
On January 24, 2023, Justice Olalekan Oresanya, as reported by Nigeria's Dailypost, delivered a scathing judgement, condemning Oxlade's actions of surreptitiously recording and disseminating explicit content as "deplorable, abhorrent, lacking in class, and offensive."
The sex video involving Oxlade surfaced on social media without the woman's consent, triggering widespread outrage. In response, Oxlade issued a public apology to both the woman involved and his fans.
In March 2022, Blessing filed a lawsuit seeking N20 million in damages and a declaration that Oxlade's act of recording their explicit sexual encounter without her knowledge violated numerous laws. She argued that it infringed upon her fundamental rights to dignity, privacy, and freedom from discrimination, as guaranteed by Sections 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Articles 5 of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights (Ratification and Enforcement), Act, CAP A9, LFN, 2004.
Justice Oresanya criticized Oxlade for displaying disrespect towards the judicial process and accused his legal counsel of assisting in the desecration of justice.
As part of the Terms of Settlement dated January 11, 2023, the judge ordered Oxlade to pay N5 million in damages to Blessing. The payment is to be made in two installments of N3 million and N2 million, respectively.