Actors Guild of Nigeria Denies Report of National President's Arrest

 

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has vehemently denied reports of the arrest and detention of its National President, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas MON. In a statement signed by the Presidential Spokesman, Cornel Udofia, the guild described the report as "a figment of imagination of the writer."

According to Udofia, "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, Abia State." 

However, he emphasized that "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."

Udofia provided context to the situation, explaining that "for those of you who have followed the AGN story in Abia, it would be recalled that 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."

He further stated that "as a result, the Guild in Abia has been led by different Interim governments 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.

Udofia narrated the events that transpired during the meeting, saying "January 9th, 2025, was his first meeting, and luckily, the National President was around in the State due to the death of his mother-in-law, so he attended the meeting to encourage participation of all members."

During the meeting, Dr. Rollas delivered a speech, outlining the national programs for 2025. However, things took a turn when "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."

Udofia revealed that "at that point, the national president 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."

Furthermore, "at the end of the meeting, the National President went to the zone 9 Umuahia and made an official entry of threat to life."

In conclusion, Udofia vehemently denied the reported arrest of Dr. Rollas, stating, "The National President was never arrested and detained as claimed in the report. It is a figment of imagination of the writer calculated to embarrass and disrespect the Nigeria Police Force."