Police debunk reported burial of Junior Pope by riverside

The police in Anambra State Police Command has debunked speculation that the late Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, , who got drowned after their boat capsized in Anam River in Anambra State last Wednesday while returning from a movie shoot. has been buried by a riverside

Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga, who refuted the speculations explained that contrary to the speculations, the late actor was neither buried nor exhumed, adding that his body was still at a mortuary in the state as at the time of filing this report.

The superintendent of police, however, disclosed that the families of three other deceased Nollywood stars accepted that the victims should be buried beside the river, adding that family of one of the victims decided to exhume the body to be given a proper burial in her state while the other two were still buried there

“But later, the family of one of the victims decided to exhume the body to be given a proper burial in her state while the other two were still buried there. Also, Junior Pope and one other are still in the morgue and awaiting the deceased family’s funeral arrangements’, he said

Penpushing further reports that the authorities added that the police in the state have since obtained statements from the producer of the ill-fated movie, Adanma Luke, and two drivers of the boat as part of investigation into the incident as ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye.

The police spokesperson explained that this was to determine the criminal liability of any person, if any, in the mishap, assuring that the police will not compromise as the authorities’ launched investigation on the incident.

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