An eyewitness reports that Junior Pope’s death was due to the boatmen attempting to “cruise” on the sea, which resulted in an accident between their two boats.
In a live video on Instagram, the young man, who is also a film producer, shared the full details of the events. The man identified as Stanley clarified that the incident occurred when he was returning from the scene of the film.
To impress and show off, the boatmen skidded dangerously on the water, causing the boats to crash. He added that the speedboat boys didn’t have life jackets and were usually hired by another group of people.
The young man named Stanley admitted that the death of the actor and other crew members was simply due to negligence.
Furthermore, he revealed that the wife was immediately called to the scene and saw them pulling her husband’s lifeless body out of the water when the accident occurred.
He further stated that other people were still missing underwater and they would return the next day to find them.
Meanwhile, a Nigerian man has disclosed that Junior Pope’s family needs to raise between 30 and 40 million naira for traditional rites so that he can be buried away from the river.
The young man revealed this in an Instagram Live video where he said that this is the norm for people who die at the river.
According to him, if someone drowns in the water, the river spirits have a right to the body and if the family decides to bury them somewhere else, there will be consequences. (Continue reading here)