Nigerian Army has released popular Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu from its custody.
Control TV reports that Chinwetalu Agu was arrested on Thursday for putting on an outfit with semblance to the Biafran flag.
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Soldiers arrested the actor around Upper Iweka Bridge in Onitsha while on a charity mission to the less privileged.
Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, took to Instagram to post a video where Agu was seen with two representatives from the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), showing that Agu has been released.
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According to the video, the actor was released via the intervention of the AGN, and according to one of the representatives, the actor is hale and hearty.
Emeka Ike, in his caption, wrote, “Thank you, Actors Guild of Nigeria, for the prompt response. Thank you, Mr President and your team. It’s nice to have Chiwetalu Agu back.”
When asked for a comment, Agu said, “Keep supporting Nollywood. It’s the only hope we have to sustain both our public and private lives.”
In reaction to the arrest, the Nigerian Army, in a statement, said that the actor was arrested “while inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra”.
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Fans and colleagues of the Nollywood actor were outraged as the celebrity spent his first night in the custody of the Nigerian Army following his arrest on Thursday.
Ohanaeze spokesman Alex Ogbonnia described the continued harassment of Igbo people by security men from other sections as condemnable and demanded his immediate release.
Olayomi Koiki, Spokesman for embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, also condemned the actor’s arrest in a Facebook post. “When is it a crime for someone to wear a cloth made with Biafran colours?” he queried.
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