The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has debunked a viral report that its National President, Emeka Rollas was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the online report said Rollas was arrested over the weekend for alleged role in imposition of an unelected chairman on the Abia State chapter of the guild.
However, in a statement issued by Cornel Udofia AGN’s Presidential Spokesman, the guild flayed at the reported arrest, describing it as malicious, and unfounded.
According to him, it was the National President who went to the make complain at the police station, adding that the report is a figment of imagination of the writer.
“Our attention has been drawn to news making the rounds in local Abia blogs claiming that the AGN National President Dr Ejezie Emeka Rollas ,MON was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia.
“Ordinarily these blogs do not deserve this refutal but for the benefit of teeming supporters of our National President who has been doing a great job and for the records.
“Since 2024 a set of disgruntled elements, led by one David Amalaha, hijacked the Abia AGN by conducting an illegal and kangaroo election without the consent of the National body as enshrined in the AGN constitution.
“As a result, the Guild in Abia has been led by different Interim government pending when the matter in court would have been over.
“Recently Mr Emmanuel Ehumadu aka Labista was appointed as the new Interim Chairman of the Abia State Chapter, on January 9th 2025 was his first meeting,” he said.
The statement explained that the National President was around in the State following the death of his mother In-Law, so he decided to attend the state chapter meeting to encourage participation of all members.
“After his speech, somebody among the crowd raised up his hands to speak and he was given audience only for him to begin to rain abuses to the national body, issuing threats.
“The national president, at that point, sent a distress call to the AIG zone 9 who intervened and the boys were invited to the police for questioning and the meeting continued.
“At the end of the meeting the National President went to the zone 9 Umuahia and made an official entry of threat to life.” (NAN)
