TRAGEDY BEFALLS NOLLYWOOD AS FAMOUS DIRECTOR, IFEANYI ONYEABOR DIES WHILE SHOOTING A MOVIE

Popular Nigerian movie director, Ifeanyi Onyeabor is dead and according to reports, he died on Saturday, while shooting a movie in Jos, Plateau State.

While the cause of his death remains unknown, the remains of the deceased have been transferred to a morgue.


Actor Guild of Nigeria president, Emeka Rollas, confirmed Onyeabor’s death on Saturday.

“The movie industry has been dealt another blow. Ifeanyi Onyeabor has died while shooting a movie in Jos, Plateau State,” he said.


Onyeabor will be remembered for his ghetto-themed movie, New Jerusalem, which won him an award at the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA).