Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap on April 10, has broken her silence.
In a video she posted on her Instagram page, Adanma said she was also supposed to be on the ill-fated boat. She captioned the video ;
‘’Why me? Life Jacket was free”
While speaking, she said she has not been quiet since the unfortunate incident. In her words;
‘’I have been so traumatized, so cold. This whole thing still feels like a dream to me. I have not been able to make any statement since because we have been trying to recover the bodies. I have been providing fuel money to those that have been looking for the bodies. I provided caskets, ambulances to make sure the bodies were conveyed to their villages to the families that wanted it to be done. I have not been quiet. I have been doing things just so these people can rest.
It is so sad this had to happen on my set. I blame myself because I would have been doing my thing in Lagos. I blame myself for coming to Asaba.
I was supposed to be on that boat. My production manager was calling me to bring the memory card so they could start filming and I told him to come and collect it. He said ‘Mama, you know this place is far, just bring it for us’. I said why haven’t you people crossed? Why haven’t you people gone to work? He said they were waiting for Junior Pope to arrive.
Before now, on the 9th, they went there on their own. Junior Pope came on his own. On this 10th, while I was getting ready to go drop the card with them, I was accompanied by my brother’s two children who were supposed to be with me on that boat together. On getting there, I saw Emeka. He was my DOP. He was just sitting. I was surprised because I didn’t see others.
I asked him what is it? People surrounded him. He was quiet. I said Emeka, talk to me, what is it? why haven’t you crossed? Where is Ogolo? Where is everybody? has JP come? He was quiet.
Emeka now said ‘’JP Don go! Abigail don go! Friday don go! Precious don go! I still did not understand what he meant by that. I said Emeka what do you mean? Don go where? He said ‘’Them dey inside water!””
Adanma said she wanted to go into the water to search for them but was held back.
My PM said Junior Pope was given a life jacket but he didn’t take it saying it was dirty – Movie producer, Adanma Luke (video)
Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap on April 10, says her Production Manager told her that on the day of the incident, actor Junior Pope was offered a life jacket to wear before they boarded the boat but that he rejected it stating that it was dirty.
In a video she shared on Instagram today, April 13, Adanma said;
‘’Ogolo is my PM. I gave him money to buy things that were needed. because I don’t do all that myself. I give money to my Production Manager, he handles everything from bringing out artists, transportation, feeding….he does all that.
On that said day, Emeka the DOP was on a life jacket. There was still one life jacket I don’t know who took it. My PM said that day, they saw a life jacket hanging there and they took it. He said he even told late Friday to give Junior Pope and Junior Pope said it was dirty so he didn’t take it. These people with life jackets survived.”
What exactly is her Crime? She did not cause any accident – Uche Ogbodo defends movie producer Adanma Luke
Actress Uche Ogbodo has come out to defend embattled movie producer, Adanma Luke.
In a post she shared on her Instagram page this morning, Uche asked what Adanma’s offence is with regards to the boat mishap that claimed the life of actor Jnr Pope and four others. While arguing that Adanma did not cause the accident, Uche said she had seen a video of Adanma also in a boat without wearing a life jacket.
Uche’s post reads;
STAND STRONG MY DEAR FRIEND @adanmaluke . GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.
To all the people Calling on the Police to Arrest this woman, pls What exactly is her Crime?
She is just a young woman hustling hard to stay above water. To help her family.
ADANMA DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT! She Even Risked her Own life , I saw where she entered the boat without Life Jacket too . It could have been her boat also that crashed .
She was only a Victim of Circumstance by Being the Producer of the job where we Lost own Star Boy . A Legend @jnrpope .May his Gentle Soul Rest In Perfect Peace Amen 😭🙏🏽 .
BELIEVE ME MOST PRODUCERS IN NIGERIA HAVE TAKEN THIS TYPE OF RISK BEFORE.
Let’s not forget Ada is a Mother also , so she knows and appreciates other peoples Children , She Adopted 3 Children she is Raising as a Single woman plus her new born Son Ife.
She is a Daughter, a Sister, a Friend to Me , to Jnr Pope and to Many others .
She is a Very Kind Person. She would Never Wish what happened to Jnr Pope On anyone.
Pls you people should leave her alone!
She hasn’t been herself ever since the accident and hasn’t been able to nurture her 3 months old baby ever since the accident.
Nigerians Please Forgive Her , she ment Well when she gave Jnr the Job and paid him .
This was just an unfortunate Accident that has Broken All our Hearts .
Pls Tamper Justice with Mercy .”
Many Nigerians have called for the arrest of Adanma who is the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and the four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap. They were commuting on a boat back to Asaba from the movie set when they had the boat accident. Some Nigerians have argued that Adanma should have provided each cast and crew meant to use the boat with a life jacket after video evidence showed Jnr Pope and many others on the boat did not wear a life jacket.
