BREAKING: VETERAN NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, CYNTHIA OKEREKE IS DEAD
Veteran Nigerian actress Cynthia Okereke is no more. She reportedly d!ed last night, aged 63, in her sleep.
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away. The actress, who appeared in numerous films (comedy movies), was said to have passed away on the night of Tuesday July 10th. Her passing occurs one year after she went through a terrifying kidnapping ordeal. Joseph Okechukwu, a coworker in the entertainment business, broke the awful news to the public.
Announcing the unfortunate incident on Wednesday in an Instagram post, popular actor and filmmaker, Joseph Okechukwu, stated that Okereke died on Tuesday evening. Sharing the actress’s picture, Okechukwu said he was about to pay for Cynthia’s flight ticket to come to America before her death.
He wrote:
“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 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 on till we meet again in glory. #CynthiaOkereke.”
May her Soul Rest in Peace
