A cousin of the late actor Junior Pope, Mr Agu has disclosed fresh details about a discussion he had with the actor before his death in a fresh interview.
Mr. Agu revealed that he met with Junior Pope while he was filming in Enugu, where the actor expressed his numerous ambitions and aspirations. Among these, Junior Pope’s main focus was to establish his own production company.
Agu said: “He was full of vision and inspiration for the people of our area. He told me that he would like to establish a local film industry for the people of the Nsukka area to harvest new talents from the area.”
“Junior Pope is my distant cousin. We both belong to the Umu Oyogu family in Ukehe and I am from Aku, both in Igbo Etiti LGA. Enugu State.
“I knew Junior Pope very well. As cousins, we would meet at family gatherings at Prof. Pat Ngwu’s villa in Ukehe. As a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), we would also meet at film locations in Enugu and Asaba.”
Pope was pronounced dead on Thursday morning, April 11, following a devastating experience in a drowning accident on Wednesday afternoon, along with four individuals in River Niger in Delta State.
The group, including the actor, was on their way back from a film shoot when their boat overturned, tragically resulting in their demise.
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