Actress Uche Ogbodo has stepped forward to defend embattled movie producer Adanma Luke.
In a recent Instagram post, Uche questioned the accusations against Adanma in relation to the boat accident that tragically claimed the life of actor Jnr Pope and four others.
Uche argued that Adanma was not responsible for the accident and mentioned witnessing a video of Adanma also on a boat without wearing a life jacket.
Uche’s Instagram post reads:
“STAND STRONG MY DEAR FRIEND @adanmaluke. GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH. To all the people calling on the police to arrest this woman, please, what exactly is her crime? She is just a young woman hustling hard to stay above water, to help her family.
ADANMA DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT! She even risked her own life.
I saw where she entered the boat without a life jacket too. It could have been her boat also that crashed. She was only a victim of circumstance by being the producer of the project where we lost our Star Boy, a legend @jnrpope.
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Believe me, most producers in Nigeria have taken this type of risk before.
Let’s not forget Ada is a mother also, so she knows and appreciates other people’s children. She adopted 3 children she is raising as a single woman plus her newborn son Ife.
She is a daughter, a sister, a friend to me, to Jnr Pope, and to many others. She is a very kind person.
She would never wish what happened to Jnr Pope on anyone. Please, you people should leave her alone! She hasn’t been herself ever since the accident and hasn’t been able to nurture her 3-month-old baby ever since the accident. Nigerians, please forgive her.
She meant well when she gave Jnr the job and paid him. This was just an unfortunate accident that has broken all our hearts. Please, temper justice with mercy.”
Many Nigerians have called for the arrest of Adanma, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and the four others were working on before they died in the boat mishap.
They were commuting on a boat back to Asaba from the movie set when they had the boat accident. Some Nigerians have argued that Adanma should have provided each cast and crew meant to use the boat with a life jacket after video evidence showed Jnr Pope and many others on the boat did not wear a life jacket.
