BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke Is Dead

Veteran Nollywood Actress, Cynthia Okereke is dead.

 

Newsonline Nigeria reports that the Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke died at the age of 63. It was reported that she passed on in her sleep last night.

 

This Nigeria news platform understands that Cynthia Okereke death was announced on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in an Instagram post by popular actor and filmmaker, Joseph Okechukwu, who revealed that the Nollywood actress died on Tuesday evening, July 11, 2023.

 

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.”

 

The Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke died 12 months after suffering in a kidnapper’s den. The actress was kidnapped in Enugu alongside fellow actor Clemson Cornel, but they were later released unhurt by their abductors days after they were declared missing.

 

Meanwhile, Newsonline Nigeria reports that Cynthia Okereke’s death is the latest in the movie industry that has seen some of its stars pass on in recent times. Don Brymo, Saint Obi, Murphy Afolabi, Femi Ogunrobi (Papa Ajasco), and Chikezie Uwazie are some of the high-profile names that recently passed.