NOLLYWOOD MOURNS ACTOR CHIJIOKE ‘CJAY’ NWOKAFOR
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of Nollywood actor Chijioke “Cjay” Nwokafor.
His colleague, actress Nkechi Blessing, announced his death on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing videos and memories of herself with the late actor.
Blessing did not disclose the cause of his death but said she had cancelled the release of her movie, Egusi Ogbono, in his honour. Cjay featured in the production.
The actress had initially scheduled the film for release at 5pm on Wednesday but cancelled the premiere after a hospital reportedly confirmed the actor’s death.
Blessing said she spoke with Cjay at about 8am on Wednesday, only to receive news of his death a few hours later.
“Cjay Nwoke Oma, so this is really the end? Omo we had plans. I spoke to you at 8 a.m. today and a few hours later you are no more with us,” she wrote.
She added, “Omo please return if possible because I refuse to type otherwise and this is too much for me to handle.”
Other colleagues also expressed shock over the actor’s sudden death.
Actor Charles Born said he had planned to visit Cjay at the hospital before learning of his death.
“Wait what? I was supposed to go see him at the clinic. Is this a joke?” he wrote.
Another actor, Emeka Nwagbaraocha, expressed disbelief in a post on X, saying he had communicated with Cjay only days earlier.
“Can’t believe CJ is dead mehn. We just texted a few days back! WTF is going on,” he wrote.
“CJ is such a sweet soul, talking about him in past sense is just,” he added.
As of press time, Cjay’s family and colleagues had not disclosed further details surrounding his death or announced funeral arrangements.
Cjay began his acting career in 2021 and appeared in several Nollywood productions, including Larry Cold, Mum Overnight and A Day to My Wedding.
He was an indigene of Anambra State.
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