The family of late Nollywood actor, Johnpaul Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, has discredited the alleged obituary poster of the actor that is being circulated on the internet and labelled it “fake”.
A family source informed REPORT AFRIQUE on enquiry that the family was yet to release any official obituary details for the public.
“We are shocked to see those posters being circulated online. We are still making plans on his obituary.” The source told our reporter.
” Also, he does not use “Junior Pope” but “Jnr Pope”. We will also not release an obituary poster with him wearing sun glasses.” The source continued.
The fake obituary poster of Junior Pope has now gone viral, with some renowned Nollywood stars sharing it on their social media posts and many news platforms reporting on it.
Sharing the fake obituary poster, popular Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie wrote on her Facebook page thus:
“
SO LAST LAST YOU WILL ENTER THE GRAVE ON THE 17TH OF MAY, THIS LIFE SEF
WHAT A WORLD
A VERY VIBRANT YOUNG SON OF MINE IS NOW THE ONE A FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT IS BEING MADE ON HIS BEHALF
FOR SOME DAYS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP MY MIND OFF YOU, I HAVE BEEN TRYING NOT TO IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER HERE BUT THIS POSTER JUST AWAKENED THE VACUUM IN MY HEART BUT IT IS WELL.
SINCE THIS IS HOW GOD WANTS IT, THERE IS NO PROBLEM
WHO AM I TO QUESTION HIM ?
YA DI BA
JEE IJE GI NKE OMA NNA
WE WILL SURELY MEET AGAIN.
YOU HAVE BECOME A FLYING ANGEL , PLEASE WATCH OVER YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AND MAY AFFLICTION NOT RISE AGAIN THE SECOND TIME.
IT IS WELL WITH YOUR GREAT SOUL .
REST IN POWER”
Her post had the fake poster attached to it. Her post had over 250 comments with fans mourning the late actor.
The fake flyer, which was signed by Divine Odonwodo on behalf of the family, alleged that Junior Pope’s burial arrangement will begin on April 23 with a requiem mass at Saint John-Mary Vianney Parish in Delta State.
The family source told REPORT AFRIQUE this information on the poster was untrue and that a date for the actor’s burial is likely to be in May. He, however, added that the family were yet to reached a final verdict on the matter.
Fake Junior Pope’S Obituary Being Circulated Online
Guardian Newspaper’s Publication Misinforms Public on Junior Pope
Guardian Newspaper Misinforms Public On Junior Pope
A report by the Guardian Newspaper in Nigeria has misrepresented facts about late Nollywood actor Junior Pope.
In its report dated April 18, 2024, the Guardian Newspaper falsely reported that the family of the late actor had solicited support from the government of Rivers state.
In the report titled “AGN Solicits Rivers Govt’s Support For Late Junior Pope’s Family” the Guardian wrongly referred to Junior Pope as Precious Chimaobi Ofurum and cited a visit of the Rivers state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria to the governor of Rivers state, soliciting support for Ofurum’s family.
Precious Chimaobi Ofurum, a sound engineer with Nollywood was one of the victims of the boat mishap that also claimed Junior Pope’s life and a few others.
A family source of the actor who brought the issue to the attention of REPORT AFRIQUE said efforts were made to get the Guardian Newspaper to correct the misinformation but the media outlet has not taken any actions to retrace its step on the misrepresentation of facts, and misinformation of its readers about the late actor, Junior Pope.
For the records, late actor Junior Pope’s real name is Johnpaul Obumneme Odonwodo and not Precious Chimaobi Ofurum. Despite available facts on Wikipedia and other reliable sources, the Guardian Newspaper went on with its report and refused to make corrections despite efforts by Junior Pope’s family to reach out to its editors.
