Fans and lovers of Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, are presently outraged as the celebrity spends his first night in the custody of the Nigerian Army following his arrest on Thursday.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that soldiers arrested the actor around Upper Iweka Bridge in Onitsha for wearing an outfit with Biafra inscriptions.
Agu was reportedly on a charity mission to the less privileged when he was arrested by soldiers.
The Nigerian Army in a statement said that the actor was arrested “while inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra”.
In a telephone chat with The PUNCH on Friday, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the actor was yet to be released as he was still being questioned.
The military official, however, said he could not ascertain whether Agu has been granted access to his lawyers.
Some Nigerians who are gutted by the action of the military have described the actor’s arrest as illegal. (Punch)