Actor Van Vicker reacts to arrest over possession of a gun

In reaction to the story that actor Van Vicker was arrested in Lagos over possession of ‘prop guns, The actor released a press statement through his management.
The statement reads, “Indeed, the guns Van had in his possession were purposely for movies and not real ones.
These guns are used in the U.S.A and Europe for movies and Van has reached a point in his movie career as a producer and director where he feels it’s only fair to have prop guns that appear to be real.”
The management also revealed that after Van had passed through all security checkpoints and sat comfortably on the Plane, he was called again to ascertain the content of the luggage.
“When he identified that the items were prop guns and purposely for movies, the security persons at the airport asked him (Van) to accompany them to Ikoyi to have a thorough check on the items by their expects where he was finally cleared.
He was treated with the needed respect and never manhandled as some people are speculating. Van was never arrested, the actor concluded.
He said he was in the offices of the SSS for a long time. “I was with them for a very long time and then eventually we went to the SSS offices in Ikoyi but because it was really late I had to stay with them overnight and the next day processes were made for me to leave and also certify that the guns were just props,” he said.
The actor disclosed in an interview with Ghana’s Hitz FM that on going through all this process at the airport, he contacted his wife and Nollywood actress Uche Jumbo to let them know what was happening in Ghana and Nigeria, hence the ladies liaised with each other and both had a follow up on it.
According to him, “I was just in the process of leaving, I was not being kept for a crime or detained by any police, Uche came to the SSS office and we left the premises.”
He also noted that he never planned on going for the recently held African Movie Academy Awards contrary to speculations that he could not make it to the awards due to the alleged arrest. He disclosed that he was in the middle of a shoot and could not leave the set to attend the AMAA’s.
Van Vicker is in Ghana and has asked all his numerous fans to be rest assured because there is no cause for alarm.