Renowned actor and filmmaker, Joseph Okechukwu, took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce the heartbreaking news of Cynthia Okereke’s demise. He revealed that the actress passed away on Tuesday evening.
Accompanied by a photo of Cynthia, Okechukwu shared that he had been in the process of arranging a flight ticket for her to come to America before her untimely death.
He wrote: “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words.
“The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come and finish what we started only to hear you went to be with Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve had to deal with in recent times.
“I pray I’m able to recover from the 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. Words fail me. May your gentle soul rest on till we meet again in glory. #CynthiaOkereke.”