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Junior Pope reportedly dead following a drowning incident

Popular Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo, passes away after his boat capsized in a river on his way to a movie shoot.

According to reports, the actor drowned to his death hours after sharing a video of himself on a boat on his Instagram page.

Junior Pope
Junior Pope

He was heard in the video 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.

According to information obtained, the tragic event took place on Wednesday, April 10, He was one of four actors that perished while returning from a filming location

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”‘

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