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The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has denied reports claiming the arrest of its National President, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas MON. In a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Cornel Udofia, the Guild dismissed the allegations as baseless and unfounded.

“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,” Udofia stated.

“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 the ongoing challenges within the Abia chapter of the AGN. “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.”

Due to these issues, the Guild in Abia has been managed by various interim governments while awaiting court resolution. Recently, Mr. Emmanuel Ehumadu, also known as Labista, was appointed as the new Interim Chairman of the Abia State Chapter. On January 9th, 2025, during his first meeting, the National President attended to support member participation, as he was in the state due to the death of his mother-in-law.

“After his speech where he outlined the National programs for 2025, someone in the crowd raised their hand to speak and was given the floor, only to start hurling abuses at the national body and issuing threats,” Udofia recounted. “At that point, the National President sent a distress call to the AIG zone 9 who intervened, and the individuals were invited to the police for questioning, allowing the meeting to continue.”

Following the meeting, Dr. Rollas went to zone 9 Umuahia to officially report the threat to his life. Udofia firmly denied the arrest claims, 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.”

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