Sunday, January 18, 2015

Actor, Muna Obiekwe dead

There have been mixed reports over the announcement of the death of popular Nollywood
actor Muna Obiekwe.
While many media outlets had reported that the actor had passed away in the afternoon of
Sunday, January 18, 2015 in a hospital in Festac, Lagos.
Another report surfaced few hours ago that the actor has come out to deny reports that he is dead.
The second report claimed that Obiekwe had claimed via a tweet he posted on a Twitter handle,
@MunaObiekwe, that he was still hail and hearty.
Below is the tweet:
"People should mind what they post as stories, sound the alarm and tell others that I,Muna Obiekwe is alive and well…"
— Muna Obiekwe (@MunaObiekwe) January
18, 2015
"I’m not a social media type that comes here everyday, I just logged in now just in time to
see some fake news about my enemy being dead…" — Muna Obiekwe (@MunaObiekwe)
January 18, 2015
"E b like say I go dey sleep for twitter incase of dis kind news..:) lol"
— Muna Obiekwe (@MunaObiekwe) January
18, 2015
Meanwhile, lindaikeji.blogspot.com is reporting that the twitter handle @MunaObiekwe is not the real twitter account of Muna. Below are other tweets that
attest to the fact that the popular actor is dead:
We have spoken to industry sources, and there are indications that @MunaObiekwe is a fake account. The truth will soon be revealed
— Nollywood Tweets
(@nollywoodtweets) January 18, 2015
"We stand by our report that Nollywood actor, MUNA OBIEKWE has passed
away, Furthermore, we state that
@MunaObiekwe is a fake account"
— Nollywood Tweets
(@nollywoodtweets) January 18, 2015
It was also reported that Obiekwe had been battling with kidney disease for a long time
which he reportedly kept secret from his  colleagues in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Muna is widely known for his potrayal in x- rated movies and an X-rated photo himself and Biola Ige, circulated in online
media for a while.

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