Veteran actor Chiwetalu Agu, who was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), has regained freedom.
WuzupNigeria earlier reported that Chiwetalu Agu’s October 7, 2021 first arrest by the Army around Upper Iweka road in Onitsha, Anambra State for adorning a Biafra outfit while distributing bread and other items to the poor.
Following his release 24 hours later, he was 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 company with 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.
