Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has confirmed the arrest of its newly elected president, Abubakar Yakubu.

Reports circulated on Wednesday, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, alleging that Mr Yakubu was taken into custody after being involved in an accident in Lagos.

However, in a statement sent to this newspaper on Thursday, the outgoing president, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the arrest.

He revealed that Mr Yakubu was truly involved in a tragic road accident on Tuesday.

According to Rollas, the accident resulted in the death of a child and left the child's mother injured.

He said the injured mother is currently receiving medical treatment.

He said: "The accident, resulting from an unexpected mechanical brake failure, led to a c...