AGN debunks rumour of veteran actor, Zack Orji’s death

• Zack Orji’s health has once again become a topic of discussion on social media.
• Minutes ago, The AGN president Emeka Rollas updated Nigerians on the well-being of the movie star amid death rumours.
• Many Nollywood stars and fans reacted after Emeka Rollas cleared the air on Zack Orji’s state of health

The president of the Actor’s Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Emeka Rollas has updated Nigerians about veteran actor Zack Orji.

This comes moments after he was rumoured to have died on social media particularly on the social networking service, Facebook.

On the last day of the year 2023, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Zack Orji had slumped and was rushed to an Abuja hospital’s ICU, while in critical condition.

Taking to social media to clear the air on the rumours, the AGN president on his verified Instagram account acknowledged that some “mischief makers who enjoy circulating fake news” were the ones responsible for the veteran’s rumoured death.

Emeka Rollas debunked claims of Zack Orji’s demise while warning netizens to be careful of believing fake news. In his words:

“Mr Zack Orji is alive.

Please ignore mischief makers who enjoy circulating fake news. This is to show how wicked some people can be. It is totally unacceptable.”

After the AGN president cleared the air about Zack Orji’s situation, a number of netizens including Nollywood stars took to his comment section to react.

Read what some of them had to say about it below:

sunnythom_official: “Thanks a lot for the update sir. I don’t know why some people prefer to disseminate unconfirmed information. May he not die. Wish him a quick recovery.”

apamanolly: “What do people gain in doing this rubbish?”

throwbacknaijatvv‘: “Good to know, the news is all over Facebook.”

timmykmacnicol: “Yes uncle Zack is alive.”

Iamginny_gold: “Thank God. I wonder why people like circulating fake news without verification, immediately I saw it on Facebook I had to quickly rush to ur page to confirm.”

primerose_bakee: “Ooh thank u Jesus you’ll live to testify the goodness of the Lord in ur life.”

successful_chi: “Thank God he is alive.”