Boat Accident: Why We Initially Thought Junior Pope Was Alive – AGN President
The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has explained why he initially thought that popular Nollywood actor, Junior Pope was alive.
Recall that Rollas earlier claimed that Pope had survived the boat accident.
The late actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a movie location in a boat when they fell into the Anam River in Anambra State on Wednesday.
In a post via his Instagram page on Wednesday, said it was initially believed Junior Pope survived the accident when slight movements of his fingers were noticed.
However, he stated that two hospitals tried to resuscitate him, but they were unsuccessful.
He said, “It’s so so sad that our joy was shortlived.
“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. God knows the best. We finally lost him.
“Mr. Friday’s corpse has been identified but three other corpses are yet to be found.”
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