Nollywood actresses Rita Edochie and Chinwe Owoh have made an emotional appeal to Nigerians regarding their late colleague Junior Pope’s wife, Jennifer Awele. The appeal was made in a viral video captured during Junior Pope’s burial in Enugu State on Friday.
The actresses urged Nigerians to allow Jennifer to mourn her husband in peace, emphasizing that misunderstandings are common in every home. This response comes in light of speculations that Junior Pope and his wife were not on good terms before his untimely death.
Chinwe Owoh passionately defended Jennifer, stating, “Junior Pope’s wife, they should leave her alone! There’s nobody who doesn’t have misunderstandings in their home. Even if they had misunderstandings, they should leave that girl alone. Leave her alone to bury her husband quietly for his soul to rest in peace.”
Rita Edochie added, “And who even said they were having issues? Junior Pope is gone. Everybody is saying different versions of what they want. I beg God to accept his soul. He’s a good man, one person with no form of discrimination against any human being. Anywhere he is, if spirits can see, he should protect his family. People who are saying he was killed are the killers in charge of their own lives? People should stop talking rubbish.
“Social media has done more harm than good. Someone that’s full of life lost his life, but instead of them to rest, they’re stressing his wife again. Every mouth in charge of this foul information, God will judge you. Leave someone who is innocent to have peace of mind.”
The controversy began when fans noticed that the word “husband” was absent from Junior Pope’s funeral poster, leading to rumors and speculation. The late actor’s family later clarified that they did not authorize the burial poster and corrected it to include his wife’s name.
