Nollywood
actor Kalu Ikeagwu has released a statement following
reports of his alleged arrest on
September 26, 2016.
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Kalu Ikwuagwu |
Soft-sell magazine
Encomium reported that “he was
actually arrested by security agents following a robbery and homicide case”.
The publication
reported that the actor was arrested by the security agents wielding guns
arrested him at his home. It revealed that after his release that same day he
told his neighbours, “that his
personal assistant bought a stolen phone from Computer Village in Ikeja, and
the thieves reportedly killed one of the victims of the robbery”.
Ikeagwu released a
statement on Instagram about his arrest:
"Just to clear the air, I have this to say. I
was literally abducted at gunpoint by earring wearing men purported to be
policemen (they were five) in an unmarked Hiace bus with civilian number plates
and fake identity cards.
"They first claimed to be working on an abduction Abuja case which
changed to a robbery case, all while in transit. Even on getting to the police
station I was not allowed to go into the premises but was held outside. I
repeatedly asked to go into the station where I'd feel safer to ask whatever
questions that were burning in my mind regarding my traumatic experience. It
did not happen. Instead they told me a phone used for a kidnap was being sought
for,later the story changed to robbery then back to kidnap.
"As I write this piece I have not written any police statement in
any police station which strikes me as very odd. I'm still wondering why I was
molested and kidnapped just because a purported phone no was supposedly tracked
to phone.
"Why would they have to harass me when they already had details of
the buyer and seller of the phone? In a legitimate situation,the seller of the
stolen phone should be the key witness in this investigation, but in this case
the police are till now very reluctant to meet the seller. I know there are
mysteries I need to unravel in this case and I will try to get answers to them.
"It's so pathetic that one can get bad publicity from Nigerian
media just because they're so much in a hurry to copy that they forget the
importance of confirmation from all the parties involved.
"Publishing a story based solely on a neighbour's account isn't
true journalism, that's pure gossip and slander. We need real facts from the
media and we need protection from the police and not molestation".
He also shared a
video on Instagram detailing what went down.
The Nollywood actor
made his screen debut over 10 years ago and has starred in many hit series and
movies including MNet’s "Doctors’ Quarters", "Domino",
"Two Brides and a Baby" and Africa Magic hit series
"Tinsel".
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