The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced that it has initiated a preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of veteran actor Don Brymo Uchegbu.
Don Brymo Uchegbu passed away on Thursday, June 15, and there have been conflicting reports about the cause of his death.
While some claimed that he died in his sleep, others allege that he collapsed while shooting a film in Ahoada, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
However, in a statement signed by Ejezie Emeka Rollas, MON, the National President of the AGN, the guild clarified that preliminary investigations indicate that he did not die on any movie set.
The statement read,
“The Actors Guild of Nigeria was thrown into another state of grief following the sudden demise of Don Brymo who was reported to have slumped on a film set in Rivers State and later passed on. This tragic death came as a rude shock and has thrown the entire Guild into another grieving moment as we mourn his death. I have taken reports from all the actors on the set with him and found out that he didn’t collapse on set as widely speculated.
While I commiserate with his immediate family, we have commenced preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, especially from the hospital where he was rushed to.
This has also proven further credence to our incessant clarion calls on members to sign up for the AGN health management (HMO) plans to help put their health in check constantly.
I and the entire members of the Guild are saddened by this tragic development of a death that could have been possibly avoided if urgent intervention was provided. May Don Brymo’s soul rest in peace and may God comfort all of us left behind to mourn him. We shall keep members abreast with the latest information and updates from the family.”
