JUST-IN: Actor 'Junior Pope' Is Alive, Says AGN President Rollas

The President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed that actor, Junior Pope, who was reportedly to have died earlier, was still alive.

On his Instagram page, Rollas said the actor was alive and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

He wrote, “What God cannot do does not exist. Junior Pope is alive.

“He is taking treatment in the hospital.”

Filmmaker, Sam Olatunji, had announced on Wednesday that Junior Pope died alongside three others after their boat capsized while attempting to cross the River Niger to shoot a film.