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Nollywood veteran, Chiwetalu Agu,has reportedly been released from detention by the Department of State Services (DSS).
NewsmakersNG learnt that his release, yesterday, was facilitated by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN.
The role played by Ozekhome in securing Agu’s release was disclosed by a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, via his verified Twitter handle.
Omokri, a former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, thanked the human rights lawyer for his efforts in securing Agu’s release, while he criticised the Muhammadu Buhari administration for turning a blind eye to the actions and utterances of Sheik Gumi, who openly advocates for terrorists.
“Ever grateful to Mike Ozekhome for being instrumental to the release of Chiwetalu Agu after his unjust and illegal arrest by a repressive regime that celebrates Gumi for promoting terrorist and denigrates Agu for expressing his freedom of thought via his dressing,” Omokri tweeted.
Agu was arrested by soldiers on October 7, around Upper Iweka in Onitsha, where he had gone for a charity mission.
The Nollywood legend, who dressed in an attire similar to the Biafran flag, was accosted by the soldiers who accused him of soliciting support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Subsequently, Chiwetalu Agu was handed over to the DSS for interrogation.
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