Nigerian politician, Senator Ned Nwoko, has addressed the arrest of Ann Izuegbu Anthonet, an in depth good friend of his estranged spouse, Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels.
The arrest had sparked public debate, with Daniels questioning its legality and Nwoko’s staff alleging felony misconduct.
On January 14, Daniels took to social media to problem the arrest of her good friend, highlighting a sequence of accusations towards her good friend, starting from medication and theft allegations.
In response, Nwoko’s communication staff in a press release on instagram dismissed Daniels’ account as “false, reckless, and intentionally supposed to distort the information.”
They acknowledged that Ann was arrested for publicly alleging that Nwoko bodily assaulted his spouse, Laila Nwoko and inflicting a miscarriage. Claims they described as totally false.
The assertion additionally alleged that Ann was concerned in procuring unlawful abortion for Daniels throughout her marriage to Nwoko, claiming she precipitated Daniels to ingest substances that left her bleeding for weeks, ensuing within the lack of Nwoko’s unborn baby.
Nwoko alleged that Ann is involvement within the dealing with and distribution of unlawful substances, claiming {that a} formal witness assertion was submitted to the Maitama Police Station in October 2025.
Nwoko’s staff claimed Ann was arrested for a social media submit deemed threatening and defamatory towards the Nwoko household and that the matter is now beneath investigation by legislation enforcement businesses.
“This isn’t a social media dispute however a law-enforcement situation grounded in proof, witness testimonies, and due course of,” the assertion learn.
Daniels just lately confirmed that warrants had been issued for her and members of the family over allegations of stealing $40,000 from Nwoko’s residence.
The estranged couple’s personal battle grew to become public in October after Daniels shared a viral video alleging home violence.
Nwoko countered, claiming Daniels struggled with drug and alcohol habit, whereas Daniels admitted to drug use however accused Nwoko of orchestrating it as a method of management.
The Nwoko household has known as on the general public to depend on verified information and permit legislation enforcement to deal with the matter.
