Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie has spoken out on the series of deaths in Nollywood.
Within the past few months, Nollywood has recorded 8 deaths. From Sisi Quadri to Mr. Ibu, Andy Best, Amaechi Muonagor, Jumoke Aderounmu, Junior Pope, Pa Zulu Adigwe, and recently, Baba Ogunjimi.
In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, Rita Edochie noted how death exists in all works of life, not just in Nollywood. Unfortunately, theirs is just a center of concern and attraction because they are popular and recognized around the globe as public figures.
She expressed how aggravated she is by the way people are throwing shades at Nollywood due to the series of deaths. She pointed out how deaths occur everywhere as she made it known that nobody is killing anyone in the industry.
Rita told those rumor peddlers to stop the slandering as she stressed that death is everywhere as humans are mortals.
“DEATH IS EXISTENT IN ALL WORKS OF LIFE, NOT JUST IN NOLLYWOOD, OURS IS JUST A CENTER OF CONCERN AND ATTRACTION BECAUSE WE ARE POPULAR AND RECOGNISED WITHIN THE GLOBE AS PUBLIC FIGURES !!!
IT HAS BECOME VERY AGGRAVATING TO ME ABOUT THE WAY PEOPLE ARE THROWING SHADES AT THE NOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY DUE TO THE DEATH OCCURRENCES THAT HAVE SEEMED SO SERIAL, OF COURSE, I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT BUT A VERY ESSENTIAL IMPRESSION NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED REGARDING IT.
YOU SEE EHNN, DEATH OCCURS EVERYWHERE, PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY, GO TO HOSPITALS, DEAD BODIES ARE BEING EVACUATED EVERYDAY LIKE FROZEN FISHES, GO TO PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BANKING SECTORS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, PASTORS DIE, AND THEIR MEMBERS DIE TOO, DOES THIS MEAN THERE IS SOMETHING DEVILISH ATTACKING THEM? DOES THIS MEAN THEY ARE THE ONES KILLING THEMSELVES? WHY DO DEATH CASES IN NOLLYWOOD CAUSE SO MUCH PUBLIC ATTENTION THEREBY CAUSING MANY TONGUES TO WAG.
THE ONLY ANSWER TO THIS IS THAT WE ARE VERY POPULAR, WE ARE WELL KNOWN AND UPDATES ABOUT US ARE CIRCULATED WORLDWIDE, THEY ARE ALWAYS THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
WHEN WE GET MARRIED, IT GOES VIRAL, WHEN WE PUT TO BIRTH, IT GOES VIRAL TOO, WHEN DEATH OCCURS WHY SHOULDN’T IT CIRCULATE TOO?
LOOK, NOBODY IS KILLING ANYONE IN THIS INDUSTRY
HIGHEST I FEEL ANYONE CAN DO IS MAKE MOVES FOR SELF-EQUIPMENT IN NOLLYWOOD, SOME GO TO SHRINES, AND SOME GO TO CHURCHES FOR PRAYERS JUST TO MOVE FORWARD AND KEEP UP WITH LIMELIGHT AND NOT TO KILL ONE ANOTHER.
SO ENOUGH OF ALL THESE STATEMENTS LIKE NOLLYWOOD IS THIS, NOLLYWOOD IS THAT THEIR PEOPLE ARE DYING, THEY NEED LIBERATION, AND SO ON.
BROTHER, SISTER, MADAM, OGA, DEATH IS EVERYWHERE, WHOEVER IT MEETS, THE PERSON GOES. PLEASE ALL THIS SLANDERING AGAINST US SHOULD CEASE. WE ARE MORTALS AND WE DON’T TAKE AN EXEMPTION FROM DEATH.
GOOD EVENING GREAT LOVERS OF RITA EDOCHIE”.