Nollywood Actor Junior Pope Dies in Tragic Boat Accident

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Nollywood stars mourn the death of actor John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, who died in a boat accident along with three colleagues. Colleagues express their grief on social media and call for better safety measures on movie sets.

Some Nollywood stars have continued to mourn the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.

NAN reports that his colleagues took to their social media platforms to mourn Junior Pope who was finally pronounced dead on Wednesday at age 39. According to her, any information on the others? We need to honor our own. I’m so broken, this is a nightmare.Actress Rita Edochie wrote: “At last, after he fought to stay alive, he is gone.AGN makes U-turn, says actor Junior Pope is dead, three others missing

“It is well, God Almighty, we cannot question you, chaiiiiiiiii what a black Wednesday evening😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.”

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