Popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drowns during movie shoot

Popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo has reportedly drowned.

Dockaysworld gathered that the actor and three of his colleagues were returning from a movie location in a boat when they fell into Anam River in Anambra State.

Their bodies have since been recovered.

The Cameroonian-born actor is known for his energetic roles in numerous Nollywood movies.

The 39-year-old who hails from Enugu State has starred in over twenty-five films including Wrong Initiation, We Meet Again, and Eye of the Eagle.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Awele Okpuno, and their three boys, Jason Odonwodo, Jaden Odonwodo, and Jamon Odonwodo.

His colleagues who are yet to come to terms with his untimely death have taken to social media to mourn the late actor.

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