Jennifer Odonwodo, wife of late Nollywood actor JohnPaul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, paid tribute to her husband on Friday, recounting the moment she received news of his death.
In a post shared on her Instagram page, she described the incident as “the most devastating call” of her life.
The mother of three wrote, “This day two years ago, at about some minutes past 3pm, while getting dressed to go for a photoshoot, I received the most devastating call of my life… Awele, the boat JP was on just capsized.
“My hands immediately started shaking, but a part of me held onto the fact that it was a prank.”
Recounting her arrival at the scene, she added, “I was driven to the scene and saw the very massive crowd… a black Hilux drove past me with my husband lying lifeless in its trunk with the same red shorts he wore when he left the house. I screamed JESUSSSSS, which I’m sure Heaven heard the echo.”
Jennifer also revealed the emotional toll the incident took on her, stating that she was hospitalised after her blood pressure rose significantly.
“For some reason, the doctor checked my BP, and it was over 210 thereabout… I was immediately admitted,” she wrote.
