The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Emeka Rollas has debunked reports of his been arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital.
Reports had over the weekend gone viral on social media and some online publication that the AGN President was arrested in Umuahia. The arrest, the reports maintained followed Rollas’ alleged role in the imposition of an unelected Chairman on the Abia State chapter of the guild.
But in a report in Vanguard, Rollas described the report as malicious, and unfounded. He added that he was the person that invited the police and not the other way round.
Vanguard quoted to him to have said, I was in Umuahia due to the death of my mother in-law. And I decided to join the first meeting that was called by the interim Chairman of the Abia State chapter of the Guild. And that was to encourage participation of all members.
“While I was addressing the members, somebody emerged from the crowd and started raining abuses and threatening me. The situation led to my making a distressed call to the AIG Zone 9, who intervened promptly. The boys were invited to the police for questioning and the meeting continued.
“At the end of the meeting, I visited the police station in Umuahia, and officially reported the threat to my life.
“And that was what happened. I was not arrested or detained,” Rollas said.
To support Rollas narration, the Spokesman to the AGN President, Cornel Udofia, confirmed the incident.
He stated that Rollas was never arrested and detained as claimed in the reports.
“It is a figment of imagination of the writer calculated to embarrass and disrespect the Nigeria Police Force,” Udofia said.
The statement read in part: “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.
“Ordinarily these blogs do not deserve this rebuttal. But for the benefit of teeming supporters of our National President who has been doing a great job and for the records.
“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. 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, Emmanuel Ehumadu aka Labista was appointed as the new Interim Chairman of the Abia State Chapter. January 9, 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 reeled out 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 who intervened. And the boys were invited to the police for questioning and the meeting continued. At the end of the meeting, the National President went to the zone 9, Umuahia. Where he made an official entry of threat to life.”
source: Vanguard
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