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Tragic! Prolific Film Maker, Ejiro Dies From Seizure, After Directing Another Film Project
A prolific Nollywood filmmaker and director, Chico Ejiro, is dead.
He passed on in the early hours of Friday, Christmas Day.
The late film maker who had just concluded a film project, was said to have collapsed in his home after getting a seizure.
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the news when contacted.
His remains have been deposited at the morgue.
Born Chico Maziakpono in Isoko, Delta State, Ejiro is a movie director, screenwriter, and producer.
Prior to his death, Ejiro holds the record of the Nollywood director with the highest number of released movies. According to records, he has produced and directed over 85 movies in his career in the span of three decades.