Junior Pope: Nollywood actors lament deceased coworker

A few celebrities in Nigeria have not stopped lamenting the death of Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo, also known as Junior Pope.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the deceased actor and three of his co-stars perished in a boat accident on Wednesday in Anambra, while returning from a filming site. They had fallen into the Anam River.

According to NAN, Junior Pope’s coworkers used social media to express their grief after learning of his death on Wednesday at the age of 39.

“I had imagined we would have a thanksgiving service; I was hoping we would flood Asaba to thank God for a second chance, but God knows best,” actress Yvonne Jegede wrote in a letter.

“This is bad for Nollywood. Please we should endeavor to implement safety measures on set.

“I know some production companies do their best to have nurses and health professionals on set.

“But some with small budgets should please consider this and everyone on set not just actors.

“The boat itself isn’t good enough to go the distance. Please while we keep Jnr Pope and family in our prayers, let’s also remember others who died too.

“Any information on the others? We need to honour our own. I’m so broken, this is a nightmare.

“@qutejay I pray for strength for you and the entire family right now.”

Actress Rita Edochie wrote, “At last, after he fought to stay alive, he is gone.
Just when I felt a renewed hope running down my spine.

“The will of God can never be countered. Still very hard to type R.I.P, so I am not saying anything to you because it’s really a dream.

“It is well, God Almighty, we cannot question you, chaiiiiiiiii what a black Wednesday evening..”

Filmmaker, Samuel Olatunji wrote: “Junior Pope is gone finally.What a sad end. May God console his family”.

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the death of the Nollywood actor on his instagram page on Thursday.

Rollas wrote: “It is so so sad that our joy was shortlived.

“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.

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“God knows the best. We finally lost him, “Mr Friday’s corpse has been identified but three other corpses are yet to be found.”

NAN

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