The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed that Jnr Pope Odonwodo, who was reportedly involved in a boat mishap, has been resuscitated.
Quest Times earlier reported that the actor, alongside two others died while on set in Asaba, the capital city of Delta State. The incident occurred during a filming session when a boat carrying Junior Pope and two other actors capsized.
Also confirming the heartbreaking news, the Delta State Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emma Onyemeziem, conveyed that Junior Pope’s lifeless body was recovered from the water and promptly taken to the hospital.
He noted that despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Mr Rollas, however, confirmed to this newspaper Wednesday night that the actor is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
He said: “It is a miracle. He spent over two hours inside the water.”
The AGN President also confirmed that the actor is alive on his social media.
He wrote: “What God cannot do does not exist. Junior Pope is alive. He is taking treatment in the hospital.”