Junior Pope: Akwa Ibom Gov Fulfils Pledge Made to Family of Makeup Artist Who Died in Anam River

Junior Pope: Akwa Ibom Gov Fulfils Pledge Made to Family of Makeup Artist Who Died in Anam River

  • Akwa Ibom state governor Umo Bassey Eno left many emotional over his recent warm gesture 
  • Reports disclosed that Bassey Eno has  fulfilled the promise he made to the family of the late Abigail Edith Frederick, a talented Nollywood makeup artist
  • Abigail Edith was, sadly, one of the crew members who died during the boat mishap that took Junior Pope's life 

The Akwa Ibom state governor, Umo Bassey Eno, has fulfilled the promise made to the family of the late Abigail Edith Frederick, a talented Nollywood makeup artist.

Legit.ng had reported that Abigail Edith Frederick was one of the four crew members who died alongside veteran actor Junior Pope in Anam River.

Akwa Ibom Gov fulfils promise to late makeup artist family
Akwa Ibom Gov presented a furnished house to late makeup artist's family Credit: @jnrpope, @abigailfrederick, @umobassey
Source: Instagram

Recall that the boat crew was on its way to Adanma Luke's movie set when the tragedy happened.

In a previous report, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno demanded the body of their daughter Abigail Fredrick be exhumed from Anam river for proper burial arrangements. 

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This took place after the deceased's parents couldn't gather the required funds needed to perform some traditional sacrifice before taking her corpse back to her hometown in Akwa Ibom.

Meanwhile, a recent report had it that Umo Bassey handed over a fully renovated and furnished 6-bedroom home in Ikot Udoma to the grieving family as a pledge he made to them.

Videos of the new house have left many praising the head of state for his kindness.

Watch the video below:

Umo Bassey Eno spurs reactions online 

At the time of this report, the post had not gathered enough reactions, Legit.ng compiled the little below:

mimibaby67:

"God bless him."

deb_starz:

"She no die for nothing. God bless the gov."

Good Samaritan to support Abigail Frederick's siblings

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that shortly after the tragic deaths of Jnr Pope, Abigail Frederick and others, the president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, took to social media to share a good Samaritan’s plans for the late makeup artist’s siblings.

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It was gathered that a good Samaritan had come forward to take on the university fees of Abigail’s siblings.

Not stopping there, the person went ahead to pay for their first semester education.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.