Popular Nollywood comic actor, Okwy Chukwujekwu, also known as Main Bossman is dead.
Fellow actor, Odira Nwobu, announced his passing on social media through a video of the lifeless body of Okwy Chukwujekwu.
He said: “I do not know what to say and where to start. All I know is that this life is nothing.
“I am scared and still confused. I thought he was just acting for me, not on till Boss was put into an ambulance headed to Nnewi.
“May your soul Rest In Peace my friend, my brother, my colleague.
“I am scared. I do not know who is next @main_bossman1 @main_bossman1.
“I wonder how your mother will feel like to hear this sad news. This is not a movie. A small clip of my friend lying dead.”
Confirming the incident, National Chief Whip of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Empress Ikwumonu described the late actor as “very creative and talented”.
She said the Nigerian movie industry has lost a “great talent” whose vacuum can’t be filled.
“Yes, he is dead. At the moment, we don’t really know the real cause of his death, though some are saying it was asthma attack. However, his death is a big loss to the movie industry.
“He was very creative and talented. We pray God to give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We will keep the general public posted on the burial date,” Ikwumonu added.
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