SITUATION REPORT: WHY DSS Arrest Nollywood Veteran Chiwetalu Agu
De Erudite Communications and Multimedia Services
October 9, 2021.
Nollywood Veteran actor Elder Chiwetalu Agu has again been arrested by the Department of State Security DSS.
The arrest allegedly took place shortly after he regained freedom from the military custody on Friday October 8, 2021.
It is on record how the news on Nigeria Army arrest and detention of Agu on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Upper Iweka axis Onitsha, Anambra state flooded the media.
Nonetheless, Agu was released Friday afternoon after responding to queries from the military for allegedly putting on Biafra regalia in public.
Although the Nigeria Army accused Chiwetalu Agu of showing solidarity with the proscribed indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, and at the same time, inciting the public.
Recall, in a clip of Elder Agu at the military barracks, he said that the insignia on the regalia represents the rising sun and not ESN nor the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB.
He further told them that he was busy distributing a ten thousand naira worth of bread to the less privileged at the spot close to where his vehicle was packed when the soldiers came in a commando style and whisk him to the barracks.
Agu who however maintained that he was not in public to cause uproar or campaign for the Indigenous People of Biafra but on a task to helping the less privileged also insisted that on no occasion did he commit any offense that could warrant his harassment and arrest being an educated elder that he knows the limit of his rights.
” I was busy distributing a ten thousand naira worth of bread to the less privileged at the axis very close to where I packed my car when they. I didn’t do anything to have attracted the soldiers”.
” What I am putting on is just an ordinary regalia like every other clothes.
What the inscription on my clothes represents is rising sun. Rising sun and not ESN or the IPOB”.
“Is it a crime to be sharing bread to the less privileged? I was only distributing a ten thousand naira worth of bread to people. I was campaigning or inciting people”. He said.
It would be recalled that the incident which happened barely 24hours ago had attracted many reactions following the viral video on the social media platforms.
Thus, the celebration of Agu’s release by his fans was cut short by his the alleged arrest by the DSS.
This was despite severe criticisms from Nollywood actors and fans who have taken to their various social media handle to react on the earlier arrest and seek the immediate release of Chiwetalu Agu.
He is said to be in DSS custody.
Consequently the situation surrounding his arraignment is still sketchy as Chiwetalu Agu’s way about in the state security custody remains concealed.
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