Tragedy has struck the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, as producer Stanley Ontop confirmed the death of actress Nkechi Nweje on Friday, March 21.
Before Stanley Ontop’s announcement on social media, reports had already surfaced online about the actress’s passing. Stanley revealed that he had known about Nweje’s death for hours but struggled to share the news because it felt like a dream to him.
The movie producer, who described Nweje as his best friend, shared that she passed away after a brief illness. He also mentioned that the last time they spoke was during his social media drama with Queeneth Hilbert, which occurred after he intervened in her exchange with actress Destiny Etiko.
Sharing pictures of Nkechi Nweje on his page, Stanley Ontop wrote:
“Nollywood in tears as we lost one of our vibrant Nollywood actress @nkechi.nweje After a brief illness. Couldn’t post since morning because it was like a dream to me. Ezigbo Nwanyi Onitsha Rest in peace ma’am, my best friend, she always call me on phone advising me. The last time we spoke was during Queenth saga, she said Ontop stop. Am still speechless. ”
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