Veteran actor Chiwetalu Agu, who was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), regained freedom yesterday after spending five days in detention.
He was first arrested by the Army on October 7, 2021, around Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State for adorning a Biafra outfit while distributing bread and other items to the poor, before he was later picked up by the DSS in the evening of that day.
The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ejezie Emeka Rollas, in a statement, said the association was able to secure the release of Actor Chiwetalu Agu from the custody of the DSS.
Ejezie, in the company of a colleague, a senior special Assistant on Military Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations to the AGN President Steve Eboh, received Agu at the DSS office, Abuja
The elated veteran actor, who was in the company of actress Monalisa Chinda and another colleague, thanked God for surviving the ordeal.
He commended AGN for its relentless efforts in securing his release from detention.
Recalled that, the Army had accused the 65-year-old actor of inciting members of the public and soliciting support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOD) which has been accused of several acts of terrorism.
Meanwhile, he was flown to Abuja yesterday morning before the Actors Guild of Nigeria was able to secure his release in the evening.
