Nollywood Actor Junior Pope Dies In Boat Accident

Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo popularly called, Jnr Pope, is dead.

The movie star died on Wednesday alongside three of his colleagues after their boat capsized in Anam River in Anambra state.

It was learnt that the Nollywood stars were returning from a movie production when the unfortunate incident happened.

Their bodies have since been recovered as they all drowned in the river.

The actor is survived by his wife and three children.

He also confirmed that the remains of a crew member were recovered while the bodies of three other crew members were yet to be recovered as they were five in the boat which capsized after colliding with another boat around the River Niger area in Anambra State.

Less than 24 hours ago, the actor put up a video of himself in a speed boat with no life jacket on with the caption: “See me lamenting the risk we take to entertain you, crossing river 9ja yesterday with no life jacket…who does that?”