Nigerian movie director and stunt specialist, Ifeanyi Onyeabor, is dead, Qed.ng has learnt.
This online newspaper was reliably informed that the filmmaker died while filming in Jos, Plateau State.
Onyeabor, died this morning, Good Friday after a brief illness.
Onyeabor body’s has been transferred to a morgue.
Actor Guild of Nigeria president, Emeka Rollas, confirmed his death in a Nollywood WhatsApp group called Film4Life.
Onyeabor is best remembered for his critically acclaimed ghetto movie, New Jerusalem, which earned him several nominations and a win at the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA).
He also made news when he was locked in a battle over co-production disagreements.
Onyeabor was alleged to have collected a total sum of N8.8 million from Steve-James Nigeria Limited in December 2008 for the purpose of producing two movies titled Young Amazon and Tribes.
He was charged to court in 2011 by the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and remanded in Ikoyi prison.
The filmmaker was later released and the matter settled out of court.
Speaking later about the incident, James said “I blame the problem on breakdown of communication between us. I was new in the industry and naturally reacted the way someone would react when third parties come to say you’re about to lose your investment.
“Luckily after everything, I discovered that Ifeanyi, actually meant well, and his lawyer and my lawyer sat down and agreed to withdraw the matter from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Source: Qed
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