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A fast-rising Nollywood screenwriter, actor and "},"modified":"2019-06-26T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:48:54","slug":"nigerian-actor-drowns-in-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/26\/nigerian-actor-drowns-in-swimming-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian actor ‘drowns in swimming pool’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Kagho<\/div>\n

A fast-rising Nollywood screenwriter, actor and director, Kagho Akpor, reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

His older brother, Idhebor, also a popular Lagos-based filmmaker, broke the news on Facebook on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Both brothers co-owned a film production company called \u2018BCBLUNT Films\u2019.<\/p>\n

The deceased was one of the sons of a veteran journalist, Caesar Kagho.<\/p>\n

Although the circumstances surrounding his death remain sketchy, multiple reports by his friends on Facebook claim the deceased was at a movie location with other crew members when he fell into the pool.<\/p>\n

They said the director might have drowned because he could not swim.<\/p>\n

Before his death, the late filmmaker was working on a documentary, titled \u2018My Father\u2019s Book.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Akpor brothers had worked together on different projects.<\/p>\n

They were both nominated as best Cinematographer and Best Script Writer at the 2014 African Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) for their short film \u2018Living Funeral\u2019.<\/p>\n

The film was further screened at various international film festivals, including the Festival de Cannes short film corner.<\/p>\n

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