Pandora Peaceman 
Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri, and Ini Edo has reacted to the tragic demise of their colleague, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo popularly known as Junior Pope.
New Telegraph reports that Pope alongside four other actors died after their boat capsized while crossing the Anam River Niger in Anambra State for a movie shoot.
The Nollywood actors were riding on a boat leaving the movie location on Wednesday, April 10, when they were involved in an accident.
Since the tragic incident, some Nigerians have been criticising the movie producer, Adanma Luke, over failure to provide basic medical facilities for the cast and crew on the movie set.
However reacting to the incident, Ruth Kadiri on Thursday, in a post via her Instagram page, asserted that all movie producers in the film industry are guilty of taking certain risks during production.
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Ruth noted that it would be wrong to cast a stone at anyone following the death of Junior Pope, stressing that all filmmakers are guilty of taking risks for the job.
She wrote, “My heart is broken… as producers, as filmmakers we all are Guilty of taking certain risks for this job! Infact getting home at 3am is almost a norm in this business…
“I cannot throw stones, I cannot as ask why! this is a call to reminder that passion doesn’t save lives… JP! May God receive your soul! And grant your family the heart to bear the loss!
“Special thanks to @emekarollas our president @regina.daniels @vivyan.gabriel and Regina’s mum! You where at the hospital at 2/3 am trying to see if anything can be done! Fighting for the last chance to save JP! God sees your hearts… sadly his journey ends here. God help us all.”
Ini Edo wrote also reacted via her Instagram page, stating that; “Jnr Pope did not have to sacrifice his life for Nollywood to realize the need for a long and much needed regulatory structure that would safeguard an entire production.
“Yes .. every one is a producer now and all are guilty of negligence of some sort.. and this has to stop. This is one sacrifice too many and must count for something …
“The system has to undergo a total overhaul with practical rules and regulations that caters to everyone in cases of emergencies…. I will never understand why the good ones go so soon.
“Rest on brother … This one cuts really deep.”
New Telegraph reports that the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has barred actors from working with Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie which led to the death of the actor and three others.
