Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu has been released from the Nigerian Army’s custody.
An insider disclosed this to Qed.ng on Friday, adding that the national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria Emeka Rollas also helped in securing his release.
A statement signed by the director of communications of the guild, Monalisa Chinda, shared on Instagram on Friday also confirmed the release, the statement also asked the public to disregard the report which trended on social media on the matter.
Part of the statement read: “The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ejezie Emeka Rollas has secured the release of Actor Chiwetalu Agu from the custody of the Nigerian Army. The Senior special Assistant on Military Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations to the President Steve Eboh who confirmed the release from the Army Barracks in Enugu thanked the High Command of Nigerian Army for their cooperation and understanding in the matter.
“The National President also commended the efforts of the leadership of the pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo for their collaborative efforts on the matter.”
The 67-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Onitsha Anambra State after soldiers spotted him wearing an outfit made from the Biafran flag.
The actor, however, stated that the attire he wore was a civilian outfit and not a Biafran flag. Chiwetalu Agu went further to say that he only went to the market to buy bread and not to campaign for the Indigenous People of Biafra as was alleged.
