“Junior Pope Na so ? May affliction not rise again”- Rita Edochie in tears over Jnr Pope’s obituary

Rita Edochie, a Nollywood actress, has responded to the burial preparations for her late younger colleague, Junior Pope.

On Friday night, the late actor’s family provided information about his burial. Junior Pope will be put to rest on May 17, 2024, in his hometown of Enugu State.

Many people questioned why he wasn’t addressed as husband on the obituary board, among other things.

Rita Edochie, who declined to celebrate her 2024 birthday because she was grieving the deceased, replied by bemoaning life’s injustice and regretting that the actor would be laid to rest.

She was heartbroken that her once-vibrant son was now the one for whom a funeral was planned.

Rita added that she had been trying to keep her mind off him for a few days, trying not to imagine that he was no longer living, but the poster just compounded the vacuum in her heart.

She, on the other hand, cancelled another episode of anguish and begged for the thespian’s soul to rest in peace. View her post below:

See some of the reactions below.

adajiblessingiyadi: “This death …still cut deep.”

kintoresourcesltd: “I thought in Igbo land is very important to include husband in the poster but I didn’t see husband there… JP departure really hit us so hard.”

princesschioma: “So painful one noyllywood death I felt like he was blood. E pain me , like I can’t experience my pain in words… One actor I wanted to see get old not die this way.”

lethann_kpinitrl_smith: “This one is so very painful. Oh, how I loved watching African movies, all throughout the day!! Since the untimely painful exit of JP, I have not been able to watch not even a few minutes of any movies! May God Almighty, give strength& healing to all that are connected to this young man!”