Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against his late son, Kambilichukwu’s School, alleging negligence that may have contributed to his son’s untimely death.

The bereaved father is understood to have reported the death of his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie, to the Lagos State Police Command and an investigation is ongoing.

According to Hundeyin, contrary to reports that the 16-year-old died in his parents’ presence, he died at school.

“The state’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in a chat with newsmen, said the police have begun an investigation into the incident.

He just reported the case and we have begun investigation. By tomorrow (Friday) it will be transferred to state CID. We will investigate what killed the boy. They have to do an autopsy and know what happened to him,” he said.

“We can’t tell you what happened to him now until an autopsy is conducted, but the incident happened in the school.” Hundeyin said.

Meanwhile, veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has broken his silence on the death of his grandson, Kambilichukwu Edochie.

The news of the death of actor, Yul Edochie’s 16-year-old son and his first wife, May, sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry and the Nigerian web space yesterday, March 30. (Continue reading)

Pete Edochie confirmed the sad news to Vanguard yesterday, saying his son, Yul, called him on the telephone on Wednesday, to tell him that while he was playing football with his classmates, Kambilichukwu fell down and developed a seizure.

According to Pete Edochie, the deceased was taken to the Mother and Child Hospital in Lagos, where he died a few hours later.

The legendary actor said his family started praying for the child as soon as Yul called him on the telephone about the sad incident. He further described Kambilichukwu as a bright and unusual kid who excelled at everything. (Continue reading)