Zack Orji, a Nigerian actor, has refuted rumors of his demise as “completely false.” Following two brain surgeries, he traveled to the UK for medical assessment.
In an interview with Channels Television, he expressed his dismay at how social media has enabled the spread of misinformation.
Orji mentioned that he was surprised to receive calls from individuals who had not contacted him in years, all due to their concern for his well-being.
In an Instagram interview released on Thursday, Zack Orji stated:
“I don’t know who originated that lie, I call it a lie from the pit of hell that…well not myself, they had passed away.
“I saw it and I started receiving all kinds of calls, even calls from people I hadn’t heard from for years, most of them were just concerned, they wanted to find out if it was true and all of that. I can only say that sometimes social media has made people to be so reckless and callous to the point of spreading fake news just to grow their page.”
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Recall that President Bola Tinubu has been praised by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, for giving his support to veteran actor, Zach Orji.
Rollas said Tinubu was instrumental in Zack Orji’s recent travel to the United Kingdom for post-surgery assessment.
Speaking in a statement shared by Femi Durojaiye, the Guild’s Senior Special Adviser Media/Press Secretary on Saturday, Rollas said:
“On behalf of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, the National President, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his fatherly intervention on the health of the former President of the Guild, Mr. Zack Orji, who has departed to the United Kingdom for post-surgery assessment.
“Dr. Rollas also commended the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her motherly care towards the veteran actor as well as the son of the President, Seyi Tinubu, for his inflicting support.”
In his statement, Rollas also thanked the Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, and Orji’s longtime friend, Ahmed Bala for coming through for the actor.
“We have witnessed the unprecedented support that President Tinubu is giving to the creative industry which has clearly shown his clear determination to uplift the sector to be more relevant and beneficial to both the practitioners and the national economy and we find it necessary to appreciate him.” the statement added.
Zack Orji had also undergone two successful brain surgeries according to a disclosure made by Rollas on Thursday following rumours that Zack Orji had died.
Zack Orji’s visit to the United Kingdom is for the popular Nollywood actor to undergo evaluation after his successful surgeries.
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