2 NOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION CREW MEMBERS FOUND DEAD ON LOCATION
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The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, based in Yaba, has started looking into the strange death of two people who worked on Nollywood movie sets. They were found dead inside a car that was parked on the property where a film was being shot in Lekki Phase 1.
The two men who passed away were Godstime Imeh, who worked as a lighting director and was the CEO of GeeTee Light, and Walter Odediran, who was a creative video director and went by the name Director Carrinqton.
Their bodies were found on the evening of Saturday, February 7, 2026, inside Imeh’s car.
The film they were working on was directed by Boma, who was a former participant in the Big Brother Naija house.
According to sources, the two men arrived early to set up the lighting equipment.
After finishing their setup around mid–morning, they rested inside Imeh’s tinted Nissan car while waiting for more instructions.
At about 11 a.m., a crew member brought them breakfast, which included yam and omelette.
Both men were seen relaxing in the car with the air conditioning on.
Concern started when their phone calls weren’t answered by noon. Later that same evening, their coworkers found them still in the car, not moving.
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Speaking to Vanguard, Kola Odediran, Walter’s older brother, said: “Walter and I were like twin brothers.
He was 36 years old and the youngest in our family. He had a very close relationship with Godstime Imeh. They worked together closely on movie projects.”
He described the last hours of his brother‘s life: “On Saturday, February 7, they were supposed to film a medical scene at Evercare Hospital.
Around 10 a.m., they decided to take a break inside GeeTee’s car. Food was delivered to them; that was the last time anyone saw them alive. Around 7 or 8 p.m., after the filming was done, they were found inside the car. My brother was sitting upright with foam coming out of his mouth, while GeeTee was slumped over, with blood coming from his nose, eyes, and mouth. It looked like whatever happened happened very quickly.“
Odediran lamented the initial police response: “The case was first reported at Maroko Police Station but was not treated urgently. We had to escalate it to SCID, Yaba, where it was documented as an unnatural death requiring investigation and autopsy. Everybody was invited—the producer, Boma, and the boy who served the food.”
Police have confirmed questioning the film producer, food vendor, staff member who delivered the meal, and hospital management.
The food vendor remains in custody.
Investigators are examining environmental factors, possible ingestion, or mechanical issues, including the presence of heavy-duty industrial generators above the parking space.
Forensic procedures, including autopsy, toxicology tests, mechanical inspection of the vehicle, and CCTV review, are ongoing to determine the exact cause of death. Authorities said all possibilities remain open pending laboratory analyses.
“It has been very difficult for our family. My mother is devastated. He was the last-born. We were just two male children. This has been extremely painful for us,” Kola Odediran added.
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