Nollywood actor, Pope Odonwodo popularly known as Junior Pope’s family has finally bowed to pressure to include the actor’s wife in the burial arrangements.
New poster making roundss online confirmed that the word husband has been included following the outcry against the family.
The new poster revealed that Jnr Pope is a son, brother, husband, father and grandson, against the first poster that the not include the wife.
Tontrends recalls that there was controversy surrounding a burial poster supposedly released by Junior Pope’s family.
According to the poster that found it’s way to the internet, the talented actor will be buried on the 17th of May 2025 in his home town in Enugu.
The details included in the poster was what sparked controversy on social media as the message reads that Pope was survived by his family members excluding his wife.
This sparked outrage and specualayions about the actor’s relationship with his wife before his demise.
Also, a condolence visit by the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, led by the president Emeka Rollas, to the family of Junior Pope made tongues wag.
Netizens queried the reasons for visiting the parents and neglecting the wife and children.
Jnr Pope lost his lif tragically in April. His death shook the Nollywood industry along with the five other crew who lost their life in the same manner.
Reports gathered disclosed that the actor died of drowning while filming on the river without safety procedures. The movie producer, Adanma Luke has been on the receiving end of multiple backlash from Nigerians over her supposed carelessness that led to the death of the Nollywood artistes.
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