ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Contrary to earlier reports, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Wednesday night, said Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo, popularly called Junior Pope, is alive.
The actor was reported to have died alongside three other unidentified actors in a boat accident on their way to a movie location.
.They were said to have drowned and their bodies have since been recovered.
A filmmaker, Samuel Olatunji, had taken to his Instagram page to disclose that the actor had died with three others.
But the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) said Junior Pope survived the boat mishap.
On its Instagram page on Wednesday night, the AGN said the Junior Pope is taking treatment in the hospital.
The Guild said, “Junior Pope is alive. He is taking treatment in the hospital.”