The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has disclosed that it cannot sue actress Adanma Luke over the death of late actor, Junior Pope because the deceased wasn’t a due-paying member.
While giving an update on the case, the president of the guild, Emeka Rollas said only the wife of the deceased or his family member can sue Adanma, based on the contract Junior Pope signed with her.
“Update on Junior Pope, you know I was here and I said that we are about to sue. In the course of interacting with our legal adviser, he said that from the contract that Junior Pope signed with the producer, the AGN did not have the locum to sue. He said either the direct family or the wife should sue the producer.
“Now we go back to the structure that we are talking about. Because we just came back from Los Angeles now, we are trying to change a lot of things. From the structure we are creating, tapping from the practice, we are going to begin licensing actors because we also find out that even the Junior Pope, as of the time of his death was not a due-paying member of the guild. He was just an actor who is big and has not paid dues in the last one year before his death.”
Recall that the late actor died alongside four crew members on April 10, 2024, after their boat capsized in the River Niger in Asaba, Delta State, while on their way to a movie location.
Actress Adanma Luke is the producer of the ill-fated film, ‘The Other Side of Life’, in which Junior Pope starred.
Following the tragic incident, the AGN suspended Adanma.
