The Nigeria Police have released Nollywood actress Doris Ogala in Lagos after her rearrest in Abuja, even though she had earlier met her bail conditions.
Reports said Ogala was taken from Abuja to Lagos by officers attached to the Zone 2 Command.
The situation became tense when her lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, tried to record the police action.
Sources claimed the officers confronted him, collected his phones and forced him to travel with the actress to Lagos.
At the Zone 2 Command in Lagos, a coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Jamiu Towolawi, also known as Jharmo, stepped in and pushed for Ogala’s release. His intervention later led to her being granted bail.
Afterward, the founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, Chris Okafor, also known as Grace Nation Liberation City, reportedly met with Ogala.
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The meeting, which lasted for some time behind closed doors, was said to be aimed at calming the situation and ending the dispute between both parties.
Following the meeting, the police released Ogala on health grounds, with Jharmo standing as her surety.
The phones taken from Ogala and her lawyer were later returned.
Sources added that the police asked for videos of the arrest to be deleted, but this request was turned down.
Ogala was then allowed to leave without further conditions.
Ogala had earlier been arrested on Saturday while taking part in a live interview.
During the broadcast, the host paused the discussion to ask if police officers were present in her home, and she confirmed that they were.
Her arrest came after allegations she made against Pastor Okafor over a promise to marry her.
Through her lawyers, Synergy Law Partners, she issued a demand letter dated December 16, 2025, asking for one billion naira as damages.
The legal team stated that the actress and the cleric had a personal relationship that started in 2017, based on what they described as a firm promise of marriage.
They also claimed that Ogala relied on this promise, left an unhappy marriage, and transferred 45 million naira to the cleric at once.
While noting that marriage cannot be forced, her lawyers maintained that the law allows compensation for broken promises and related harm.
They warned that legal steps would be taken if their demands were not addressed within 21 days.
