Safiu Kehinde
Popular Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezeonu, has debunked rumour about her being dead, stressing that she is “alive and healthy”.
In reaction to the wide spread rumour, the veteran actress, in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by @Gistreel, debunked the false claim while expressing her disappointment with online bloggers who circulated the rumour.
She narrated how she had lost a close friend and posted an half-burnt candle on her social media handle to express her grieve over the deceased.
“I lost a very close friend of mine. I posted a half-burnt candle and they now put my picture in that candle. Everybody is now saying that I am dead.
“Some people were even saying it was my son that posted my death. Please guys it’s not everything you use in chasing clout. It is wrong! I’m alive and healthy” She said in the video.
While, she commending some bloggers who reached out to her to confirm what happened, she urged others to detest from posting stories they cannot verify.
“I respect one or two bloggers that actually got in touch with me to know happened. In journalism – I am a journalist, what you do when you’re in doubt is to leave out.
“I’d you cannot get across to the person to at least confirm the story, you don’t post!” Ezeonu added.