In the 1980s, NTA (Nigerian Television Authority) broadcast the Nigerian horror TV series Hot Cash, which was also known as Willie Willie in all social circles. The premise of this series revolved around the tale of Willie Willie, a small child who lived with a family member who sacrificed him, ostensibly as part of a money ritual.
Eventually, he returned as a vengeful ghost or spirit to torment not just his relative but also everyone who was ill-intentioned or greedy in the “Hot Cash” realm. Consequently, Willie Willie was also shown during those nights when NTA aired the nine slasher episodes of Nightmare on Elms Street.
