News on the death of one of Nigeria's actors Muna Obiekwe
spread like wild fire in the harmattan on Sunday afternoon.
Whiles many fans and friends of the actor sent in their
sympathising messages, in came an information from a twitter account with his
name twitting he is not dead. This cause more confusion in the minds of many
including movie celebrities across the continent.
Later on, it took Stella Damasus, Nonso Diobi, Uche Jumbo and
other Nigerian actors to confirm the death though many celebrities earlier stood
to correct some media houses on their earlier reportage. In Ghana, actress Ama
K. Abebrese replied VIASAT 1 via twitter saying the news is not true.
As the confusion went on, it was discovered that Muna Obi
has no such twitter account and that the said account was a fake one.
Muna Obiekwe is said to have died on Sunday 18th
January,2015 around 16:05 hours GMT in a hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to Lindaikeji.blogspot.com, the actor was rushed
to the hospital on sunday after he collapsed at home. Muna is said to have
being battling with kidney disease for some time now but kept it a secret from
the public.
Speaking on the issue in a phone interview with Y!Naija, the
president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) Ibinabo Fiberesima, said,
"Yes, he is dead. l have spoken to his wife...He was a private person, he
didn't tell us he had problems so there was we could have helped...please l
can't disclose much information for now."
It is alleged he has not gone for his dialysis for two weeks
prior to his death.
Muna Obiekwe stepped into the movie scene in Nigeria and
immediate announced his presence with his brilliant performance. The young fair actor was based in Enugu during his
limelight period in the movie world. He is noted for his controversial roles in
movies and until recently was accused of flirting with another Nigerian actress
(Biola Ige) when a controversial picture went viral on the internet with him
holding the boobs of the actress.
0 comments:
Post a Comment