Two Veteran Nollywood Actors Declared Missing In Enugu, Police Reacts
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Two Nigerian movie stars, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, have gone missing after shooting a movie in Enugu.
The development was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued by the Director of Communications, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Monalisa Chinda.
According to the statement, families of the actors had raised the alarm over the whereabouts of the duo after a film production at Ozalla Town, Enugu State.
The statement added that the incident has increased fear amongst members of the AGN regarding the safety of actors filming across the country.
The statement reads, “The two members were suspected of having been kidnapped, which has increased fear amongst members about the safety of actors filming in the country.
Because of this sad development, the National President of the Guild, Ejezie Emeka Rollas, has instructed all Actors to avoid going to the outskirt of cities to film except full security cover is provided to ensure their safety”.
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The AGN president who also expressed shock at the development, called on security agencies to speed up investigation in a bid to rescue the actors unhurt.
Reacting to the development, the Enugu State public relations officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said: “Today, 29/07/2022, at about 7.30am, we received an information that a red-coloured Toyota RAV4 Jeep with reg. no. AGL 199 CY, was noticed to have been parked in an abandoned way at Four-corners, along Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway, Ozalla, Nkanu West. Hence, the location was visited and the vehicle recovered.
Coincidentally, at about 11.30am of same date, a report was further received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke (f), a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on 26/07/2022.
“Meanwhile, while the current report at our disposal dwells on a case of abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as missing person, investigation has, however, been launched to locate the said person and unravel the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Further development will be communicated, please.”
