Following the devastating loss of Nollywood actor Junior Pope and four other individuals in a boat accident, the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, is anxiously awaiting the findings of the ongoing investigation.
Emeka Rollas of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has stated that swift legal action will be taken once the investigative committee concludes its report. Rollas’ determined stance makes it clear that those deemed responsible, including the Association of Movie Producers and boat company owner Adanma Luke, will not escape justice for their alleged negligence in the tragic events that unfolded on Anambra’s Anam River.
He said, “Our lawyers are already preparing documents because this matter is actionable. I am only waiting for a small committee we have set up to give me the report on all the things that happened.
“I also learnt that not only the day that Junior Pope died, the previous day they still went on the waters without life jackets. At least the video that Junior Pope showed everybody on Instagram the previous day people on that boat weren’t wearing life jackets.
“I am waiting for this report, and as soon as I get the report, the Association of Movie Producers and the Adanma Luke Production will also hear from our lawyers.
“The other day, we had an actor who almost died on set because the producer hired a driver who doesn’t have a driver’s licence and also doesn’t know how to drive and while he was reversing, he hit the actor, Emmanuel. It was the Guild that took him for treatment, hospital, and everything. We spent millions of naira to get him back on track, and the producer was still saying,’Please, please.’
“This is not a profession for brothers or sisters. It is a business profession. If you are a producer, be a producer, and put money down. If you hire an actor, pay him, and he will act. It is not ‘abeg do this for me there is no money.'”