Soldiers Arrest Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu For Wearing Biafra Regalia

Soldiers Arrest Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu For Wearing Biafra Regalia

Some soldiers have arrested veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu for adorning Biafra regalia in Onitsha, Anambra state. 

The incident, which took place at the Upper Iweka area of Onitsha on Thursday, drew the attention of motorists and commuters. 

In the viral video, 65-year-old Agu is seen around Upper Iweka Bridge donning the Biafra outfit and walking near a green bus when two armed soldiers wrestled him to the ground and dragged him.

It was gathered that the actor was in Onitsha on a charity mission where he regularly gifts the less privileged food items when he was arrested by the soldiers.

“He was sharing food to some less privileged persons at Upper Iweka when the soldiers approached him and arrested him. He was manhandled and arrested and taken to their barracks,” a source said.

Agu, who is a supporter of the Biafra cause, had, in several videos, criticised the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari for marginalising Igbo's.

Nigerian security forces had banned people from donning Biafra outfits, even as the Southeast continues to face security challenges.

On Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, threatened that the federal government would not hesitate to declare a state of emergency in Anambra if security does not improve.

Anambra holds its governorship election next month.

Meanwhile, the Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the actor.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident, noting that, “The command is aware of his arrest at Upper Iweka in Onitsha but we don’t have the details on why he was arrested". 

BY PUNCH