By Damilola Fatunmise
Following the unfortunate incident of boat capsized that happened to some actors and crew members of a movie production at Anam River in Anambra State which found Jnr Pope and other three of his colleagues lifeless. A production of Adanma Juliet Luke Ozuligbo.
So many pained nollywood actors had took to their instagram page to write out their tributes.
Actress and Producer Ruth Kabiri wrote “ My Heart is Broken …..as a producer, as a filmmaker we all guilty of taking certain risks for this job! Infact getting home at 3am is almost a norm in this business …I can’t throw stones, I can’t ask why,this is a call to reminder that passion doesn’t save lives.. JP!!May God receive your soul and grant your family the heart to bear the loss.
Actress cum singer Angela Okorie “It’s well Swagnation”
Richard Mofe-Damijo “For Jnr pope, other actors and crew members that have died preventable deaths,I wish I could write never again, but alas…
Actor Jim Iyke “ Dera Lord, I am no stranger to devastating loss.I will not dare question your will but my heart is so heavy with many questions. Words fail me. To the giver and the taker of life, I surrender but this is a different pain, a different loss, broken in ways I don’t even understand. Rest with God JP,Rest my dear brother”
Kenneth Okonkwo “ John Paul Odonwodo aka Jnr pope. The tragic and unfortunate passing of this great personality and actor has jolted everyone, but particularly myself. This is one condolence message that I am very unhappy and very bitter to make. Jnr Pope has been a very cute jovial, talented, easy going responsible young man with dignified sense of humility and family life who doesn’t deserve this kind of careless and reckless end from an industry that demands and extracts the best from the actors and reward them with negligence of their basic fundamental human right of life. Why were life jackets not provided for actors riding on a River for filmmaking without any knowledge of swimming ? Why trained divers who are expert swimmers and rescuers not provided to salvage the situation in case of any mishap? I console his immediate family,nollywood and all the teeming fans of Jnr Pope. May his gentle talented soul rest in peace”