I Didn’t Cause Junior Pope’s Death On Purpose – Adanma Luke

Nollywood movie producer, Adanma Luke has come out to issue a public apology over the tragic deaths of Junior Pope and her crew members on the way to her film set in April 2024.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, she is sorry for taking away a loved one from so many Nigerian movie fans, and she is so sad that several lives were lost on the set of her movie.

Adanma added that she never meant for it to happen that way, and she did not cause their deaths on purpose.

Her words, “I don’t have much to say, I’m just here to say that I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Nigerians, I’m sorry I took away your loved ones, according to what people are saying. I’m very sad and even though I try to be strong I still don’t see myself being strong. I’m so sad that this had to happen on my set, I’m so sad that they had to come work for me at that particular time. I’m not God, this was destined to happen, but then, why me?

I never liked the internet drama and all that but this whole thing put me out there and a lot of people have been dragged me. A lot of people have been telling me not to talk, I’m trying to heal but it’s not coming back.

We all loved JP; we all loved the other people that lost their lives, my crew members. I hadn’t visited Asaba in the past 2 years until that incident and when I wanted to shoot that movie, I asked for a better location and they took me there.

It’s not like I didn’t do it on purpose and I’m taking all the blame. Please, Nigerians, I’m sorry; it has happened. I’m gradually losing my life and getting depressed, please forgive me.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.