Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre following her arraignment over alleged cyberstalking.

The actress was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department.

Confirming the development on Wednesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, told TheCable Lifestyle that Okorie was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre in Abuja.

Filmmaker Ajemba Stanley also confirmed that the actress was taken to court on Wednesday and subsequently remanded.

Reacting through a series of social media posts, Stanley criticised the handling of the matter, describing it as an abuse of power.

“You arrested Angela Okorie at midnight yesterday, flew her to Abuja as early as 6am, and this morning took her to court, where she was remanded in Suleja prison,” he wrote.

“So the judiciary can work this fast? Tell me how you will sleep tonight knowing fully well that your colleague is in prison,” he added.

Stanley said he would travel to Abuja to seek her release, urging authorities to allow proper legal process to take its course.

“Whoever is in charge of Angela Okorie’s arrest should let her go and approach a competent court. If you feel Angela has defamed you, the right thing is to sue her, not use the police to oppress Nigerians,” he said.

He further claimed he would be in Abuja to follow up on the case, noting that human rights groups were already paying attention to the situation.

As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to release details of the specific charges against the actress.