Okehie Tochi
Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, who has been in Army and Department of State Services (DSS) detention for nearly one week, for allegedly wearing the Biafran clothes and inciting members of the public, has been released by the DSS.
He was first arrested at Upper-Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra State, for adorning an outfit which the Army personnel said reflected the colours of the Biafran flag.
Mr Agu had argued then that he had committed no known offence, as he was merely wearing an attire with the rising sun and distributing N10,000 worth of bread he had bought, to the poor and hungry.
Agu was later handed over to the DSS by the Army, which immediately whisked him off to Abuja. He was released on the 12th of October after the intervention of Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN’s Chambers, which had been briefed by the Nigerian Guild of Actors to take up Agu’s defence pro bono.
Chief Ozekhome had been briefed by Chief Emeka Rollas, Steve Eboh, and Waski, on behalf of Nigerian Guild of Actors, to step into the matter, and effect Agu’s release. Several interactions were held by the Chambers with the DSS operatives, who were however, very civil and cooperative.
Ecstatic Chiwetalu Agu in company of Steve Eboh, later paid a courtesy call on Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN and his team of Lawyers at his Abuja Chambers, to express their gratitude for Agu’s release.
