Popular Nollywood Actress, Okereke, Passes On At 63 Years

By: People’s Voice Nigeria | News

Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, has been reported to have passed on at the age of 63, barely one year after her abduction by gunmen while traveling around the Southeast region.

As gathered, the actress was expected to feature in many movies, which she had promised the producers of her desire to participate in before her death.

Announcing the unfortunate incident on Wednesday, a film director, Joseph Okechukwu, disclosed that he was about to procure a flight ticket for the actress in order to complete a movie in the United States when news of her demise filtered in.

Okereke, in a short statement on her official social media handle, added that the actress passed away in her sleep yesterday in her house, and all efforts to ensure she was made to wake up proved abortive.

According to the statement, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi Oma.” I’m shattered beyond words.

“The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come and finish what we started only to hear you went to be with the Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve had to deal with in recent times.

“I pray I’m able to recover from the shock. Life is really just a mist. One minute you have it, the next you don’t.

“For the more than 20 years that I’ve known you, you’ve been such an amazing, decent, and lovely soul to be around. Words fail me. May your gentle soul rest till we meet again in glory”.