‘Our Joy Was Short-lived’ – AGN President, Emeka Rollas Confirms The Death Of Actor Junior Pope, Gives Update On Other Drowned Crew Members
Actors Guild of Nigeria president, Emeka Rollas has confirmed the passing of actor and dad of three, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo aka Junior Pope.
In a post shared on his Instagram page in the early hours of today, Mr Rollas expressed sadness over his death as he noted how their joy was short-lived.
He stated that his first post was out of excitement when he noticed his tingling fingers. Unfortunately, two hospitals tried their best to revive him but to no avail.
Mr Rollas had earlier shared an update where he confirmed that the actor was alive after they noticed his tingling fingers.
Noting how God knows best, he announced that the actor is dead as he gave an update on the other crew members, whose bodies are yet to be found.
According to the AGN President, the body of one other crew member has been found while the bodies of three other crew members are still missing.
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Read his post below…
“It’s so sad that our joy was short-lived. My first post was out of excitement when we noticed his tingling fingers.
Two notable hospitals tried their best to revive him but to no avail. God knows the best.
We finally lost him. Mr Friday’s corpse has been identified but three other corpses are yet to be found.”
Yesterday was a black Wednesday for Nollywood after they lost another of their beloved actors.
The talented movie star was said to have drowned while returning from a movie location with his colleagues in a boat when they fell into Anam River in Anambra State.
Before his death, the actor had shared a video of himself on a boat, praying frantically to arrive at their destination safely. The incident happened on April 10th, on their way back from the location.
Hours later, it was reported that the actor was still alive and had been taken to the Water Shrine for some cleansing after which he was taken to the hospital, where he eventually gave up after hours of battling for his life.
Taking to their Instagram pages, the likes of Lizzy Gold, Regina Chukwu, Susan Peters, Foluke Daramola, Mofe Duncan, Mike Ezurounye, Uche Ogbodo, Yvonne Jegede, Doris Ogala and more mourned him.
