Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu on Wednesday debunked rumor of her death.
In a statement on her Instagram Page on Wednesday, Ezeonu said that she is alive and well.
Recall, Ngozi Ezeonu shared a photo of a burning candle on her Instagram account over the weekend, leaving her followers worried.
Some media reports subsequently claimed that the actress had died and her son confirmed it.
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But on Wednesday, the 58-year-old dismissed the report in a video she shared on her Instagram page, in which she explained that it was her friend who died and not her.
The thespian faulted the bloggers who reported her death without confirmation from her.
She said,
“The calls I’ve been receiving have been very worrisome. I don’t know why anybody should take my post. I lost a very close friend of mine, I posted a candle, a half-burnt candle and they now put my picture on that candle and everybody is saying that I died. It is wrong. I am alive and healthy, please.
“In journalism, what you do when in doubt you leave out. If you cannot get across to the person to at least confirm the story, you don’t post. Don’t do that, please. Don’t try it again. This is a new year, why would anybody want to hurt each other just because they want people to follow them.”
Reacting in the comment section of the post, Ebele Okaro prayed for a long life in health and wealth.
“Long Life in Health and Wealth, you are wished,”
she wrote.
Other celebrities like Nancy Iheme, Mary Igwe and Benson Okonkwo also joined Ebele in prayers.
