Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for the arrest and prosecution of Senator Ned Nwoko for what he described as “crimes against a minor and abuse of power.”

Sowore made the call in a post on social media following revelations by Regina Daniels, the estranged wife of the Delta North senator, who alleged that she was physically abused during their marriage.

Titled “APC Senator Prince Ned Nwoko Must Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against a Minor and Abuse of Power,” Sowore stated that Nwoko must be held responsible for criminal misconduct for marrying Daniels, who was 17 years old at the time.

He wrote: “The case of APC Senator Prince Ned Nwoko has gone far beyond politics. It now points to serious criminal conduct and gross abuse of power, as revealed by his now-estranged wife, Regina Daniels.”

According to Sowore, Senator Nwoko “married” Regina Daniels when she was only 17—legally a minor under UK law—where Nwoko remains a registered legal practitioner. Any sexual activity following that marriage, he argued, would amount to statutory rape under British law.

He further alleged that Regina Daniels claimed Nwoko introduced her to hard drugs while she was still underage and repeatedly forced himself on her. “These are not mere moral failings,” Sowore said. “They are serious criminal offences that demand investigation and prosecution.”

Sowore also insisted that it is unacceptable for Nwoko to continue parading himself as a lawyer in the United Kingdom while facing such allegations. He urged the Law Society of England and Wales and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to initiate disciplinary proceedings before the Independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to determine his fitness to practise law in the UK.

“We will not allow Ned Nwoko to continue using the now-disgraced Nigeria Police Force, his political influence, or illicit wealth to suppress victims, pervert justice, and trample on human rights in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world.

Impunity has an expiry date, and that date is now!” Sowore declared.