Veteran actress Hilda Dokubo has called for necessary precautions in the film industry especially among producers.
\nHer thoughts stemmed from the tragic death of popular actor, Junior Pope and four other crew members.<\/p>\n
In a video on Instagram l, the actress sent her condolences to Nollywood practitioners as she stated that five of their colleagues lost their lives to an avoidable death.<\/p>\n
She suggested that if producers provided life jackets and actors refused to board boats without them, the recent unfortunate incident could have been avoided.<\/p>\n
The actress made a plea to Emeka Rollas to prioritise the welfare of actors and take action to prevent further tragedies.<\/p>\n
Captioning the video, she wrote: \u201cSome deaths are avoidable! It is time to put actors\u2019 welfare on the table! It is time to save the lives of those still alive. It\u2019s important to practice in a safe and secured environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be travel rules.., haba! Five people one day? Then water spirits, native doctors, mermaid worshippers and all other kinds of craziness!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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