The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has finally explained why Nigerian actress Regina Daniels’ brother, Samuel Ojeogwu, popularly known as Sammy West, was arrested and detained.
According to the police, a petition was filed against him, alleging criminal conspiracy, trespass, assault, criminal intimidation, theft, and cyber-bullying.
Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said that Sammy West had been invited for questioning several times but refused to appear. She stated that this led officers to travel to Lagos to arrest him “on the authority of a duly issued arrest warrant from a competent court,” after which he was taken to Abuja for further investigation.
The police confirmed that Sammy West was charged to court on November 6 and remanded pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
Family Drama and Emotional Outburst
The incident comes amid ongoing tension between Regina Daniels and her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North in the Nigerian Senate.
The couple’s relationship has faced public scrutiny after reports surfaced about domestic issues. Regina had accused her husband of domestic violence, while Nwoko claimed that his wife needed professional help for alleged drug-related struggles.
Taking to Instagram on Friday morning, a tearful Regina Daniels demanded answers from the police over her brother’s continued detention.
“I’ve tried. I feel like I’m going crazy and losing my mind. It doesn’t make sense anymore. Please, what am I begging for? I don’t even know,” she cried.
“Do you think it’s easy waking up every day and seeing something new about my brother online? Today they say he’ll be released, tomorrow another story comes up. What’s really happening?”
“What Is My Brother’s Offence?” — Regina Daniels Speaks Out
On her Instagram page, Regina Daniels questioned the basis of her brother’s arrest, claiming he was only defending her.
“I give up! What is my brother’s offence? Fighting for his baby sister because her in-laws always beat her up? I respect the Nigerian Police, but shame on you all! The highest bidder always wins. Now I’m broken,” she wrote.
“I’ll return if that’s the only way — to do whatever Ned Nwoko says, get injected to become a zombie, get locked up and raped in the house. Only then will my brother return. Because by law, there’s no tangible case against him! Ned Nwoko is bigger than the whole of Nigeria. We’ve lost, or rather, I’ve lost.”
Regina also alleged that her husband was attempting to have her mother, Rita Daniels, arrested, adding that the police had already invited her mother for questioning.
“Ned has issued an arrest warrant against me. They’ll arrest me on or before Monday,” she wrote, sharing screenshots of her chat with her mother.
As of now, Senator Nwoko has not responded to any of the allegations made by his wife or her family.
Who Is Regina Daniels?
Regina Daniels is one of Nollywood’s most popular actresses. She began acting at the age of seven, debuting in the 2007 movie Marriage in Sorrow.
Since then, she has appeared in over 100 Nigerian films, including Miracle Child, Python Girl, Spider-Girl, Hanging Coffin, Jaja the Great, and Queen Rebecca.
Regina married Senator Ned Nwoko at 18 years old, and their union has lasted for six years. They share two children together.
A graduate of Mass Communication, Regina is also the Social Secretary of the Senators’ Wives Association.
Who Is Ned Nwoko?
Prince Ned Nwoko, 64, is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, and philanthropist. He studied law at the University of Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
He was called to the English Bar at Lincoln’s Inn and practiced law in the UK before returning to Nigeria in 1998 to venture into politics and business.
In 1995, he was recognized as the Best Black Lawyer of African Descent in England.
Nwoko began his political career in 1999, serving as a House of Representatives member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State (1999–2003). He currently serves as the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District.
This unfolding family and legal drama between Regina Daniels, her brother, and Senator Ned Nwoko continues to attract national attention as Nigerians await further developments from the court and the police.
