The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has lifted the suspension on Adanma Luke, producer of the ill-fated movie ‘The Other Side of Life,’ where Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, and four others tragically died.
On April 10, 2024, the actor and four crew members drowned when their boat capsized at the waterside of River Niger Cable Point in Asaba, Delta State, while en route to the movie location.
In the aftermath, the AGN indefinitely suspended Ms. Luke for breaching safety protocols and prohibited its members from working with her. Additionally, the guild imposed a ban on filming in riverine areas to prevent similar tragedies.
In a statement released on August 3, AGN National Secretary Abubakar Yakubu announced that the decisions to lift Ms. Luke’s suspension and the filming ban were made during the guild’s National Executive Council meeting.
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The statement reads in part:
“The National President of the Guild, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas, MON, uses this opportunity to announce the lifting of the suspension placed on Adanma Luke, producer of the movie ‘The Other Side of Life,’
Where star actor Junior Pope and four other crew members lost their lives in Anam River. The President also lifted the ban on filming in riverine areas but cautioned members to apply all safety standard measures recommended in the AGN Bylaws.”
