Veteran filmmaker, Chico Ejiro died this Christmas morning
Veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro is dead.
He died in the early hours of Christmas day from a seizure. He only just concluded directing his new movie on Christmas Eve.
His remains have been deposited at the morgue.
Born Chico Maziakpono in Isoko, Delta State, Ejiro was a movie director, screenwriter, and producer.
Prior to his death, he held the record of the Nollywood director with the highest number of released movies. He says he has produced and directed over 85 movies in his career in the span of three decades.
Ejiro was married to Joy Ejiro and they had four children. He had two brothers: Zeb Ejiro, the best-known of the new Nigerian cinema auteurs outside of the country, and Peter Red Ejiro, also a movie producer.
RIP legend.
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace, this is very saddened. This is thing is unbearable for them.
This is pathetic, this is a great loss to his family, May Almighty God grant the family to bear the irreparable loss.
What do we call this? We will be thinking of something another thing will happen. It’s only Almighty God can console the family.
I register my condolence to family of the deceased, there’s nothing to say than to sympathize with the family. On the Christmas day, this is bad.
This is a terrible news on a Christmas day, RIP
May his soul gently rest in peace.
Ejiro is a name known by almost everyone when it comes to movie industry in Nigeria
Nollywood has lost someone very important
May his soul rest in peace and may the Almighty God give his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this great loss in Jesus name.. Amen
May his gentle soul rest in peace….
Lyrics art May the soul and that of all the faithful departed through the mercy of god rest in peace