Nollywood Actress Mercy Aigbe Arrested By Police

Actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry on Wednesday had a brush with some armed policemen in Osogbo when the vehicle she was traveling with was impounded by them. 

It was gathered that while a minor misunderstanding between the actress and the policemen that impounded her vehicle appeared settled, and her seized vehicle particulars released, some armed policemen suddenly re-appeared and rearrested the actress and her driver. 

Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the actress who was travelling in gold-colour Honda end-of-discussion, was flagged down while driving towards Olaiya Junction in Osogbo and arrested because the driver was making calls but another source claimed police cap was put on the dashboard of the vehicle which attracted the policemen.

The actress' presence immediately attracted a large crowd at the ever-busy Orita-Olaiya, which nearly led to the policemen being mobbed. 

The visibly angry Aigbe-Gentry, was seen making calls and had to be calmed before she agreed to leave the scene even as many of those gathered verbally attacked those that arrested her. However when the artiste and her co-travellers were released, about five new armed policemen arrived the scene, and fired several shots into the air and the artist and others travelling with her were arrested and whisked away. 

Reacting, ASP Egbedele, the assistant Police Public Relations Office, PPRO, Osun state Police command, explained that the matter was a minor traffic issue and has been settled.