The drama surrounding the recent arrest of a TikToker who accused Nollywood actress Regina Daniels of cheating on her billionaire husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, has taken a new turn, with Nwoko firing back at activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore.
Earlier this week, social media went into a frenzy after a young male TikToker, known by his username “Tumaa,” was remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre for making defamatory claims against Regina Daniels in a now-viral video. In the clip, the TikToker alleged that Regina Daniels had been involved in extramarital affairs, a claim that sparked widespread online debate and backlash.
Activist Omoyele Sowore was among the first to publicly condemn the arrest. He accused Ned Nwoko of using his influence to suppress free speech and criminalize insults. According to Sowore, the TikToker’s comments, while possibly offensive, did not amount to a criminal offense. “It was just an insult,” Sowore stated in a video post on Instagram. “People insult politicians every day, and we don’t go around jailing them.”
However, in a swift and scathing response, Senator Nwoko hit back at Sowore, labeling both the activist and the TikToker as "miscreants and nonentities." In his own Instagram post, Nwoko defended the legal action taken against Tumaa, arguing that the matter was no longer about free speech but about justice and accountability.
In a now-viral Instagram post, he wrote:
“This is who busybody jobless Sowore is pretending to be defending. Sowore and the boy are miscreants and nonentities. He challenged me to go to court. He has landed in the appropriate court and justice will take its course. One million cyber bullying idiots can't stop him from being prosecuted and punished as appropriate.”
