It’s a lie from the pit of hell – Zack Orji debunks death rumour

• Zack Orji has reacted to rumours of his death following reports of undergoing two brain surgeries and post-surgery evaluation.
• The veteran actor in an interview emphatically stated that he is hale and hearty.
• Zack Orji condemned how some netizens use social media to spread rumors as against using it for positivity.
  

Nigerian actor, Zack Orji has described rumours of his death as “a lie from the pit of hell”.

The actor who recently travelled to the UK for medical evaluation after undergoing two brain surgeries said in a recent interview on Channels Television that social media has made people to be reckless to the extent of spreading fake news.

Zack Orji revealed he received different calls from people who haven’t reached out to him in years, simply because they were concerned for him.

In the interview published on Instagram on Thursday, Zack Orji said:

“I don’t know who originated that lie, I call it a lie from the pit of hell that…well not myself, they had passed away.

“I saw it and I started receiving all kinds of calls, even calls from people I hadn’t heard from for years, most of them were just concerned, they wanted to find out if it was true and all of that. I can only say that sometimes social media has made people to be so reckless and callous to the point of spreading fake news just to grow their page.”

Zack Orji also thanked the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for their support.

Zack, 64, slumped on December 29 2023 and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the National Hospital in Abuja, before he was transferred to a private hospital for surgery.

The AGN later gave an update on the veteran actor’s health, revealing he underwent two successful brain surgeries.