Naija News reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday released Agu from custody. This was confirmed by the national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, in a statement made available to this platform today.
Recalls that the Nigerian army arrested Agu last week around Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra state, for allegedly wearing a Biafra suit while he distributed bread and other items to the poor.
The actor was accused by the army of requesting support for the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Hours after Agu was released from DSS custody, Omokri in a post on a social media platform revealed that Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist Mike Ozekhome was instrumental in the veteran’s release.
Sharing a photo of Agu and Ozekhome, Omokri wrote: “Always grateful to Mike Ozekhome for being instrumental in the release of Chiwetalu Agu after his unjust and illegal arrest by a repressive regime that celebrates Gumi for promoting terrorists and denigrates Agu for expressing his freedom of thought through his clothing.
