Fasting rising Nollywood actor,Jide Awobona had joined in the case of his colleague, Adanma Luke over the death of Junior Pope.
Following the sad news of his demise, many have been bashing Adanma Luke, justifying her responsible for the death of Junior Pope. The actress was supposedly the producer of the movie, that took the life of junior pope and that of others.
Standing in for her, Jide Awobona stated that unfortunate situations can befall anyone at anytime . He confessed that in Nollywood when one refuses to do things, in a certain way ,they are seen as being difficult to handle and also unprofessional. Jide also confessed how such producers reminded them that they were heavily paid and were given the script beforehand.
“It could have been any of us, stop dragging this producer, it’s a norm here. When you refuse to do certain things they tag you as difficult and call you unprofessional with the usual line “Were you not paid, didn’t you read the script”, when you complain too much, they stop calling”.
Wakadaily had reported on Wednesday that Nollywood lost one of it’s great actors, who had drowned on his way from a movie shoot with his colleagues in a boat at Anam River in Anambra State. The actor was confirmed to have woken up hours later and was taken to the Water Shrine for some cleansing after which he was taken to the hospital, where he eventually didn’t make it again.
Confirming his death, the AGN president had expressed grief and sadness over his demise as he confessed how their joy was short-lived. He noted that his first post was out of excitement when he noticed his tingling fingers. Unfortunately, two hospitals did their best, yet he gave up the ghost.
His untimely demise,was followed by actress, Sarah Martins who took to her Instagram page to bash the actress noting how her carelessness had cost her the lives of people. She justified the actress’ movie as a low-budget movie trying to raise local standards without providing the needed amenities.
Taking to her comment section, Uju Okoli and Destiny Etiko slammed her over her statement.
Uju Okoli had told her to keep shut, while Destiny Etiko stated how there is time for everything as she noted that such a statement was totally not right.
The Actors Guild of Nigeria released a public statement, banning actors and actresses from starring in Adanma Luke’s movies till further notice. The movie which claimed the life of Junior Pope and crew members has been suspended indefinitely.
To top up to it, all movies involving riverine areas and boat riding have been suspended indefinitely and no Nollywood practitioner is expected to hold any shoot today, April 11th.
Currently ,the actor’s family members and the community where he died are currently fighting over his body. According to reports, some people in the community are insisting that the actor must be buried in the river to avoid repercussions, where as another group said the family should take his body to a certain shrine where a specific herbal doctor in charge of the river will supposedly bring him back to life.
