The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has refuted reports making the rounds that its National President, Emeka Rollas, was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
It was reported that Rollas was arrested over the weekend for his alleged role in the imposition of an unelected chairman on the Abia State chapter of the AGN.
However, in a statement by its spokesman, Cornel Udofia, the AGN refuted the reported arrest, describing it as malicious and unfounded.
According to the statement, it was the national president who went to the make complaints at the police station. It read:
According to the statement, Rollas was in Abia following the death of his mother in-law, and decided to attend the state chapter meeting to encourage participation of all members.
