Actor Pope Odonwodo and four other people lost their life in a boat tragedy in the Anam River in the state of Anambra on Wednesday, April 10. The National Inland Waterways Authority, or NIWA, has responded to the incident.
Contrary to claims that the incident occurred in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area, of the state, NIWA Area Manager Suleiman Nicholas stated in an interview with Vanguard that the accident actually occurred at the Akpaka Area, a suburb of Onitsha, and Nsugbe Anambra East Local Government Area, when the victims were travelling to Anam, where they went to shoot a movie.
