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Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, has stated that the actors involved in the tragic incident in Owerri, Imo State, were not members of the AGN.
Last week, reports emerged that four actors were rushed to the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Owerri, where two were confirmed dead on arrival.
According to reports, the unnamed actors allegedly passed out after consuming food and drinks on a movie set.
Responding to the incident in an Instagram post on Monday, Rollas stated that the affected individuals had no ties to the Actors Guild of Nigeria.
He mentioned that the incident happened just days after a memorial was held for the late actor Junior Pope, who also lost his life while working on a film project.
“So sad some actors who are not members of Actors Guild just lost their lives while filming in Owerri,” he said.
“We have repeatedly warned that actors must join the Guild to practice in Nollywood.
“Barely a week after the memorial service of our member late Junior Pope, tragedy struck in Owerri involving two promising young actors.
“They are not members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria but this points to two things: the devil still wants this pattern of mass death repeated on an annual basis.
“If not for God the death toll in Owerri could have been four persons. Exactly the same number last year in Asaba. Please let all actors and indeed Nollywood prepare for this year’s prayer outing with pastor Jerry Eze.
“We cannot continue like this. Everywhere in the country people just wake up and equip themselves with cameras and they have become Nollywood.
“This is a bad trend. These people camp themselves in an unhealthy, unverified environment making content. Content creators have to be licensed.”
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