The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has debunked the news spreading that its national president, Dr Ejezie Emeka Rollas was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, Abia State.
A statement issued by the presidential spokesperson of the guild, Amb. Cornel Udofia, described the news as a figment of imagination of the writer calculated to embarrass and disrespect the Nigeria Police Force
Explaining what happened to put the record straight, Amb. Udofia said in the statement 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. As a result, the Guild in Abia has been led by different Interim government pending when the matter in court would have been over.
Part of the statement reads “Recently Mr Emmanuel Ehumadu aka Labista was appointed as the new Interim Chairman of the Abia State Chapter. 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.
“After his speech where he revealed the national programs for 2025, somebody among the crowd raised up his hands to speak and he was given audience only for him to begin to rain abuses on the national body, issuing threats. At that point the national president sent a distress call to the AIG zone 9 police who intervened and the boys were invited to the police station for questioning and the meeting continued.
“At the end of the meeting, the National President went to zone 9 Umuahia and made an official entry of threat to life. The National President of the Actors Guild 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.
