The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has clarified the circumstances surrounding the arrest and arraignment of Sammy West, the brother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels
SP Josephine Adeh, the command’s spokesperson, said the police received a petition on October 28, 2025, alleging criminal conspiracy, trespass, assault, criminal intimidation, theft, and cyber-bullying against Samuel and three other individuals.
“Upon receipt of the petition, several invitations were extended to Mr. Samuel Ojeogwu by the Metro Area Command for questioning, which were not honoured. Mr. Ojeogwu was subsequently arrested in Lagos on the authority of a court-issued warrant and conveyed to Abuja for further investigation,” the statement said.
SP Adeh added that investigations concluded with Samuel’s arraignment on November 6, 2025, and that the court remanded him in prison pending fulfillment of bail conditions. “He was charged to court for offences including criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, assault, criminal intimidation, and theft, and has been remanded by the court pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions,” the release stated.
Earlier reports indicated that Regina Daniels accused her estranged husband Senator Ned Nwoko’s camp of orchestrating her brother’s detention.
In a social media post, the actress expressed frustration over the situation, noting that her estranged parents had traveled to Abuja to secure Sammy’s release. She said: “Sammy’s detainment is taking way too long, but we will get him out even if I have to march there myself and create a storm! Since they want me!”
The FCT Command emphasized its commitment to professional policing and due process as the matter continues through the courts.
Meanwhile, Daniels has hinted at the possibility of reconciling with Nwoko amid escalating tensions between their families and ongoing legal disputes. Weeks after allegations of abuse in their marriage emerged, Daniels posted a video on Friday expressing despair over her brother’s continued detention and suggesting that returning to her husband might be the only way to secure his release.
In the video, Daniels accused the police of bias, saying: “I give up! What was my brother’s offence? Fighting for his baby sister because his in-law would always beat her up? I actually accorded the Nigerian police some respect but shame on you all. It’s obvious the highest bidder always wins. Now I’m crippled! I will return if that’s the only way — do whatever he says, get injected to be like a zombie, get locked up and raped in the house. Only then will my brother return. Because by law, there is no tangible case against Sammy West! Ned Nwoko is bigger than the whole of Nigeria, that’s what this means. We lost — or rather, I lost!”
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