The boat captain spoke in a video that was relayed live days after the blame for the death of the team was laid on him.
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This followed the intervention of Governor Emo Uno of Akwa Ibom State who demanded the return of her remains.
John Paul Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, was full of life and hardworking, as I’m sure were those who died with him
He said his death came at a time when the state was working hard to develop the creative potential of its youths for self-reliance.
The Eagle Online recalls they drowned on Anam River in Anambra State on their way to Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Speaking with Saturday Beats, a pullout in Saturday PUNCH, he also stated why his sister reached out to Funke Akindele.
Junior Pope and four other crew members died when their boat capsized while returning from a movie location on the River Niger.
It will take place at his hometown Amuri, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Following the recovery of the three remaining bodies by the police, she was buried by the River Anam in Anambra State.
The Eagle Online recalls that popular Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, was among those who died in the disaster.
The former two-term Anambra State governor spoke on the death of Junior Pope on his X handle on Thursday.
This was contained in a message by Dakio Horsfall, the Acting General Manager (Marine) of the authority, on Thursday.
It added that a search is ongoing for three missing persons.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Junior Pope drowned in Anam River in Anambra State on Wednesday.
According to available information, he and three others were in the boat returning to Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Junior Pope was returning from a movie location when he fell into the Anam River in Anambra State on Wednesday.
This followed the death of John Paul Odonwodo, professionally known as Junior Pope, on Wednesday in Anambra State.
The AGN president also pulled down an earlier post on his Instagram page in which he said Junior Pope was alive.
The Eagle Online earlier reported that Odowondo and three other actors on their way to a location died in a sea crash
According to information available at press time, they died on their way to a location for a movie shoot.