- The body of Precious, the sound engineer who tragically died with Jnr Pope and three others in the Anam River boat accident on April 10, has been exhumed.
- Initially buried along the riverbank, his family sought assistance to bring him back to Rivers State for proper burial.
- With support from sympathizers and the Rivers State government, Precious’s family, along with some members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, undertook the solemn task of exhuming his body.
The body of Precious, the sound engineer who tragically lost his life alongside Jnr Pope and three others in the ill-fated boat accident on Anam River on April 10, has been exhumed.
Initially, after his body was discovered, it was laid to rest along the riverbank, in accordance with customs and traditions.
However, in the aftermath of this tragedy, Precious’s family cried out for assistance to bring back his remains to Rivers State for a proper burial.
In a recent development, Precious’s family with the support from people and the Rivers State government undertook the solemn process of exhuming his body. Some members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria were also instrumental.
See photos and video below:
Reacting, a video which captured one of the survivors testifying in front of Precious casket triggered outrage among netizens.
One @mediaemenikeofficial wrote: “One of the survivors is doing thanksgiving infront of the dead body of his colleague 😢 ndi asaba sef 🤮.”
buzordamaris wrote: “Who know you. Water for carry you and leave our JP.”
freshdee147 wrote: “Polluted environment powered by outdated fetish traditions..!”
mcshakaracomedian wrote: “What’s wrong with all these nollywood people na, this is not the right place and time to do this interview and Thanksgiving.”
officialdrcherry wrote: “What nonsense thanksgiving are you doing with someone else’s corpse? Anyway what did i expect from a grown calling himself “Scooby Doo”🙄 ndi ara! Everyone in that Asabawood trying so hard to tap into the death of their colleagues for clout and page growth 😤.”
toba999 wrote: “Shameful testimony 😢 in front of one of the victim’s casket.”
grocery_avenue wrote: “In front of another person corps, make una dey try get sense small.”