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Actor Junior Pope dies in boat accident

Popular Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo, fondly called Junior Pope, is dead.

It was gathered that Junior Pope died on Wednesday afternoon after filming in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

It was gathered that Junior Pope died during a boat trip.

It was learnt that the boat capsized and he, alongside two other yet-to-be-identified actors, drowned.

His body was said to have been recovered and rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Confirming the incident, the Delta State Chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emma Onyemeziem, said the corpse had been deposited in the morgue.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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