{"id":215070,"date":"2025-07-31T17:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=215070"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:26:51","slug":"not-mechanical-fault-niwa-reveals-junior-popes-real-cause-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/31\/not-mechanical-fault-niwa-reveals-junior-popes-real-cause-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Not mechanical fault \u2013 NIWA reveals Junior Pope\u2019s real cause of death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The National Inland Waterways Authority (<\/span><span class=\"s2\">NIWA<\/span><span class=\"s1\">) has revealed that the tragic boat accident that claimed the life of Nigerian movie actor <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Junior Pope Odonwodo<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> and four others in 2024 was caused by <\/span><span class=\"s2\">human error<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, not a mechanical fault.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking during a multi-modal transportation stakeholders forum in Abuja on Thursday, NIWA\u2019s Managing Director, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Bola Oyebamiji<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, said investigations showed that <\/span><span class=\"s2\">some passengers on board had rejected life jackets<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> offered to them before the journey. In Oyebamiji\u2019s words:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was not mechanical failure, not impediments in the water or weather challenges, but purely a flagrant disregard for rules and regulations guiding movement on the inland waterways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The MD stressed that such disregard for safety rules undermines the agency\u2019s efforts to keep waterways safe. He urged all water transport users to cooperate with NIWA in promoting safety awareness nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The forum was attended by high-profile figures including the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Festus Keyamo<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, and <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Air Peace<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> CEO <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Allen Onyema<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Junior Pope and the other victims drowned in April 2024 while returning from a movie shoot for <\/span><em><span class=\"s3\">Another Side of Life<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, produced by their colleague, actress Adanma Luke. The boat capsized around <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Cable Point<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, at the waterside of River Niger in Asaba, Delta State.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215072\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9710.jpeg 434w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9710-276x300.jpeg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Late Junior Pope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In other news, music executive and elder brother to singers Peter and Paul Okoye, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/31\/jude-okoye-gushes-over-wife-ify-on-35th-birthday\/\">Jude Okoye, is in a celebratory mood as his wife, Ify, marks her 35th birthday today, Thursday July 31, 2025.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Taking to his photo and video sharing platform, Instagram, the former Psquare manager penned a heartfelt message:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHappy Birthday to my girlfriend, bestie and gist partner @ifyokoye1. May you continue to prosper and grow in God\u2019s favor as you turn a year older today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/31\/jude-okoye-gushes-over-wife-ify-on-35th-birthday\/\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The couple have been married since 2014 and share two children.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has revealed that the tragic boat accident that claimed the life of Nigerian movie actor Junior Pope Odonwodo and four others in 2024 was caused by human error, not a mechanical fault. 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