The family of actor Junior Pope, including his wife Jennifer Awele, his children, parents and grandmother attended his funeral service in Enugu on Friday…READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
Junior Pope’s body arrived in his hometown, Ikpogwu Ukehe in Nsukka, Enugu State on Friday morning and was accompanied by his family.
The funeral mass was held at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, Ukehe and was also attended by some of his colleagues including Linc Edochie, Queen Wokoma and Ruby Ojiakor.
The burial arrangements will be wrapped up with a thanksgiving mass at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church on May 20.
The executive director of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) Shaibu Husseini who sat behind Junior Pope’s family at the church service shared pictures from the funeral on his Instagram account.
Captioning the pictures, Mr Husseini wrote: “In Ukehe in Ogbo Etiti LGA of Enugu State for the burial of Nollywood’s beloved actor Junior Pope. There was a stop with his remains at the family house before the church service at St Peter’s Catholic Church Ukehe. Sat behind John Paul Odonwodo’s parents (father, mother, and grandmother) and his wife and little kids. This death is painful. Ozo emena biko.”…READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
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