Cynthia Okereke, a Nollywood actress, has passed away

Cynthia Okereke, a seasoned Nollywood actress, has passed away.

Her coworker Joseph Okechukwu shared the news of her passing on Wednesday in a post to his verified Twitter account.

Okechukwu wrote in the tweet, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words. The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come to finish what we started only to hear you went to be with Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to deal with in recent times.

“I pray I’m able to recover from this shock. Life is really just a mist. One minute you have it, the next you don’t. For the more than 20 years that I’ve known you, you’ve been such an amazing, decent, and lovely soul to be around.

“I never imagined you’d exit so unceremoniously. Words fail me. Sleep on, Cynthia. May your gentle soul rest on till we meet again in glory.”

Recall that Okereke and fellow actor Clemson Cornel were abducted in Enugu, but their captors ultimately released them unharmed days after they had been reported missing.