The family of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has dismissed viral rumours circulating on social media claiming that the film icon is dead.
Reacting to the reports in a video shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the actor’s eldest son, Leo Edochie, described the claim as false and malicious.
“I’ve been receiving text messages and calls over the nonsense post by some people that our father, Chief Pete Edochie, is dead. It is a lie from the pit of hell,” he said.
Leo added that the actor is alive and in good health, condemning those responsible for spreading the rumour.
“Our father is alive, hale and hearty. And if you wish someone dead, two things usually happen. The person will live very long and you will die before him. Shame to all of you,” he said.
The rumour had sparked concern among fans before the family’s clarification.
Watch the video below:
‘𝐋𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥,’ 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬
Credit: Instagram | edochieleo
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