The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday granted Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, bail in the sum of ₦5 million in an alleged criminal defamation and cyberstalking case.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the bail after listening to arguments from both the prosecution and the defence following Okorie’s re-arraignment on a seven-count amended charge.
Recall that Justice Nwite had on Wednesday remanded Angela Okorie in Suleja Prison, Niger State, following her arraignment.
The judge issued the order while ruling on an oral bail application by Okorie’s lawyer, Alex Ejesieme (SAN), shortly after the actress pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge filed by the police.
The judge directed that Okorie, a single mother of one, be kept in custody until January 30, when a formal bail application would be heard.
Okorie, of 1 Henry Montero Street, Lekki Palm City, Ajah, Lagos, is being prosecuted on Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/278/2025.
The police allege that she conspired with Ifeoma Mbonu (now at large) to commit cyberstalking and defamation by calling fellow actress Mercy Johnson Okojie a “blood sucking demon” in social media posts on Instagram and TikTok.
The offences, allegedly committed in 2024, are said to violate the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015.
After Okorie entered a not‑guilty plea, prosecuting lawyer Victor Okoye urged the court to remand her in prison and fix a date for the prosecution to open its case.
Okoye told the court that Okorie failed to honour police invitations and had jumped bail previously granted administratively.
“The administrative bail granted the defendant has since expired upon her arraignment,” Okoye argued.
He urged the court to require Okorie to file a formal bail application, enabling the prosecution to produce necessary documents supporting its position.
Ejesieme objected to the remand, telling the judge that his client was not given adequate time to prepare her defence.
He told the court that although the charge was filed in July 2025, a copy was only served on Okorie about an hour before proceedings began. He said she was arrested in Lagos the previous day and brought to Abuja without prior notice.
“My client was never informed about the case in court,” Ejesieme said, adding that police denied him access to Okorie for a proper briefing.
The defence lawyer asked the court to allow Okorie to continue enjoying the earlier administrative bail or to release her to his custody so she could make arrangements for her child in Lagos and file a formal bail application.
