Popular Nigerian actor, Junior Pope reportedly passes on following drowning incident while shooting a movie.
Popular Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo has reportedly passed away following a drowning incident while shooting a movie.
According to reports found on social media, the actor drowned hours after sharing a video of himself on a boat on his Instagram page.
In the video he could be heard pleading with the boat rider to slow down since he was the only child raised by his parents and wished to raise his three children on his own.
He said that he was at the center of the River Niger while filming himself, describing the risk that movie actors undergo to delight their audiences.
Watch the video below:
Check out some netizens reaction below:
AGS Daily wrote: “This is really sad. May God comfort the family”
memeplug001 said: “Jesus 💀😳 Is this a prank? I don’t understand 🤔”
Nwafresh asked: “What’s actually happening in nollywood industry??”
JOKE said: “So sad, may his soul rest in peace”
Dafe wrote: “So sad, may his soul rest in peace”‘