Popular Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre following allegations of defamation involving fellow actress Mercy Johnson. The development has sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry, with many expressing concern over how quickly the matter escalated from online controversy to incarceration.
According to filmmaker Stanley Ontop, the actress was arrested in Lagos late Tuesday night and flown to Abuja early Wednesday morning to face legal proceedings. He publicly lamented what he described as troubling gaps in Nigeria’s judicial process, sparking intense debate online about due process, celebrity treatment, and freedom of expression in the digital age.
As reactions continue to pour in from fans, colleagues, and legal observers, the situation raises a bigger question: is this a necessary step toward accountability, or a worrying signal about how disputes among public figures are now being handled in Nigeria?
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