After one of its well-known actors, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, passed away, the Nollywood film industry was plunged into sadness once more.
Nicknamed Junior Pope, the actor passed away on Wednesday, April 10, in the afternoon, along with three of his coworkers, all of whom were 39 years old.
Their boat overturned in the River Niger in Asaba, Delta State, according to sources, and they perished as a result.
Three kids and a wife were left behind by him.
After a few hours of claims regarding his death, Junior Pope was reportedly still alive according to a mortuary staff member who denied the actor’s death.
After exhibiting signs of life, he was brought to a hospital, but he passed away while undergoing care.
The Actors Guild of Nigeria verified his demise early on Thursday, April 11, after his brief survival after CPR.
view videoview postI pray God gives his wife and family the fortitude to bear this. A very terrible way of losing a loved one. Someone who was full of life! Kai!!! 💔
— 💎Debbie Paul❤️ (@Debbiepaul002) April 11, 2024
RIP Junior Pope! pic.twitter.com/q0ffA06Hii
Nollywood Actor, Junior Pope drown, dıes after his boat capsized in a river while shootıng a movie.
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) April 10, 2024
His last post on Instagram was a video of himself on a boat. He wrote as the caption of the post: "The risk we take to entertain you ; crossing river 9ja yesterday with no life… pic.twitter.com/q3eDRYZ7l4
Afterwards, their bodies were found. Pope uploaded a video of himself in a boat on Monday, his last Instagram post, in which he beseeched fervently to reach his goal without incident.
His performance in Tchidi Chikere’s film “Secret Adventures” catapulted him to fame in 2007.
He has appeared in more than 100 Nollywood films, including “Mad sex,” “The Generals,” “Secret Adventures,” “Vengeance of Bullet,” “The Cat,” “Mad sex,” and “Wrong Initiation.”
As the Entertainment Factory Awards’ Most Promising Nollywood Actor, he took home his first trophy in 2010.
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