Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has been released by the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos after she was rearrested in Abuja shortly after securing bail, SaharaReporters has learned.
Ogala was reportedly transported to Lagos by operatives from the Zone 2 Police Command following her rearrest. The situation escalated during the operation when her lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, allegedly attempted to record the police action.
Sources disclosed that officers physically assaulted Abubakar, confiscated his mobile phones, and proceeded to escort the actress on a flight to Lagos.
Her eventual release was reportedly secured by a coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Jamiu Towolawi, popularly known as Jharmo, who stood as her surety.
After regaining her freedom, Ogala reportedly met with Pastor Chris Okafor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, also known as Grace Nation Liberation City. The cleric was said to have appealed for calm and reconciliation between both parties.
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“Today, a Take It Back leader, Jamiu Towolawi, aka Jharmo, arrived at the Zone 2 command to demand Ogala’s immediate release,” a source told SaharaReporters.
“Dramatically, Pastor Chris Okafor who was at the centre of her arrest and controversy arrived at Onikan and pleaded with her to allow peace to reign. It was obvious her arrest was instigated to bully her and upon seeing she is refusing to back down, the pastor fell flat on his knees and begged.
“The pastor spent close to an hour in a closed-door meeting with Ms. Ogala in private. They met in a secluded space devoid of third parties. After their peace meeting, the police released her to go on ‘health grounds’, with Jharmo serving as surety,” the source added.
According to the source, the police later returned the two mobile phones seized from Ogala’s lawyer after her release in Lagos. Officers reportedly requested that a video of the arrest be deleted, claiming they could not access the devices. However, the Take It Back Movement coordinator declined the condition, after which Ogala was allowed to leave.
The actress’s ordeal followed her arrest during a live-streamed interview on Saturday, a moment that unfolded in real time when the host suddenly asked, “The police are in your house?”
“Yes, the police are in my house,” Ogala responded.
The arrest stemmed from allegations made by the actress against Pastor Okafor, whom she accused of reneging on a promise to marry her. Days earlier, Ogala had shared — and later deleted — a post showing a man she claimed was the cleric, topless and wrapped in a towel inside a bedroom. She alleged the image was taken after sexual activity and warned that a full video would be released.
Last week, Ogala, through her legal representatives, Synergy Law Partners, issued a demand letter dated December 16, 2025, requesting N1 billion in aggravated damages from Pastor Okafor over what was described as a breach of marital promise.
The letter, addressed to the cleric’s residence in Ojodu Berger, gave him 21 days to respond or face legal action. Her lawyers claimed the pastor made a “clear, consistent and unequivocal” promise to marry her, forming the basis of a relationship that allegedly began in 2017.
They further alleged that the relationship started at a time when Ogala was emotionally vulnerable and had sought pastoral counselling from the cleric. According to the letter, the promise of marriage was reinforced through introductions to family members and joint appearances at family events.
The legal team stated that photographs, videos, WhatsApp messages and banking records exist to support what they described as a legitimate expectation of marriage.
Ogala also claimed she relied on the alleged promise to her detriment, taking what her lawyers called “irreversible steps,” including leaving a troubled marriage and abandoning reconciliation efforts.
Additionally, she alleged that she transferred N45 million to Pastor Okafor in a single transaction and granted him access to her finances based on the promise of marriage.
While acknowledging that marriage cannot be forced, her lawyers argued that the law provides remedies for breach of promise and aggravated injury arising from such conduct.