The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, said earlier on Wednesday that Junior Pope survived the boat accident in Anambra State.
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The late actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a movie location in a boat when they fell into Anam River in Anambra State on Wednesday. He added: “My first post was out of excitement when we noticed his tingling fingers. Two notable hospitals tried their best to revive him but to no avail.Mr Friday’s corpse has been identified but three other corpses are yet to be found.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Junior Pope, in 2006, joined the Nollywood industry and started attending movie auditions and acting as a minor character in movies.
He is known for acting criminal, villain, armed robber, militant and hitman roles in movies alongside Emma Ehumadu, Sylvester Madu, Zubby Michael, Jim Iyke, Alaso Wariboko, Gentle Jack, Hanks Anuku, Jerry Amilo.
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