The Federal Government has mourned popular Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro.
The producer’s death was said to be a huge blow to the Nollywood industry.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and was made available to newsmen.
The government commiserated with the family and friends of the deceased and to the entire industry.
“The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the shocking death of veteran film producer Chico Ejiro as a huge blow to the nation’s Creative Industry in general and Nollywood in particular,” the statement partly read.
The Minister said the late Ejiro was “a prolific movie director and a shining star of Nollywood, which has through his movies stamped Nigeria’s creative presence all over the world.”
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