The funeral service for the late Nollywood actor, John Odonwodo, who is known very very well as Junior Pope is currently ongoing at the St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Ukehe, in Enugu State, Nigeria.
Junior Pope, a 43-year-old actor passed away in some s@d manner alongside four others on April 10 when a boat they were crossing a river with capsized in the Anam River while returning from a movie shoot.
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The family of the actor had earlier revealed that he would be laid to rest on May 17 which happens to be today in his Uwala Abaka, Ukehe hometown, in Nsukka, Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Photos from the burial ground show the monemt his body was brought to his hometown for the final rites of his funeral.
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