According to an official investigative report by Leadership Newspaper, popular Nigerian digital brand influencer Abike Halima Raheem, known across social media platforms as Papaya Ex, has broken her silence to vehemently deny damning financial exploitation allegations levied by her former employee. The content creator publicly dismissed the claims made by her former personal assistant, Muna, as a coordinated smear campaign intentionally orchestrated alongside family members to damage her business partnerships. Turning the tables completely, Papaya Ex counter-accused the ex-staff member of engaging in systemic domestic theft, alleging that several expensive high-end gadgets and significant sums of cash went missing under her watch.
Validating the intense social media back-and-forth, prominent local entertainment outlet Legit NG tracked the viral fallout, revealing specific details of the missing electronics including an “iPhone 17 Pro Max, N200k” which Papaya Ex claims were stolen directly from her residence. To clear her brand name, the socialite uploaded extensive financial ledger clips on her public channels, with secondary local media tracking accounts noting that the influencer “shared a video showing what she described as her account statement” to prove she consistently compensated the assistant with a premium monthly salary of N300,000 alongside free luxury boarding.
Echotitbits take:
This toxic fallout highlights the precarious nature of informal employment contracts within the booming African influencer and lifestyle economy, where personal lines frequently blur with professional duties. Papaya Ex’s decision to release detailed bank statements shows a desperate defense mechanism to protect her lucrative corporate brand endorsements from debilitating internet boycotts. Until independent creators transition into formal corporate frameworks with structured HR legalities, these highly public, messy employee disputes will continue to dominate online spaces.
Source: Legit.ng — https://www.legit.ng/entertainment/celebrities/1712370-drama-papaya-s-pas-brother-calls-unpaid-salary-i-begged-boxers/June 2, 2026
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