More Tributes Trickle In For Muna Obiekwe

Barely two weeks af
ter the demise of Nollywood’s A list actor, Muna Obiekwe, more tributes have continued to trail his death particularly from his colleagues in the make belief profession. It would be recalled that on Sunday January 18th 2014, the nation and the movie clan were thrown into mourning with the painful death of the award winning actor whose face has graced over 200 movie posters.
The handsome actor who played both good and bad roles in Nollywood movies passed away at the prime age of 36 years with a wife and four kids to survive him.  According to our source, Muna,  a Theatre Arts graduate died following his long battle with kidney disease.
It was gathered that Muna, an orphan had a grandmother, Mrs Vera Kanu, who confessed that the late actor was addicted to alcohol. According to her, all his colleagues knew about his heavily drinking habit but it never affected his job performance and he tried to hide the habit from his close associates.
Muna, who joined Nollywood in 2001, has featured in countless movies such as “Faces of Beauty,” Songs of Solomon”, “He Lives in Me”, Songs of Sorrow”, Enemies in Love”, It is Juliet or No One”, “Wasted Effort”, etc. He has also featured in one of Nollywood’s most talked about movie with Dopo Jibola titled “Dirty Secret”.
In her tribute to Muna, the President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima-Ebuka said, “I celebrate Muna, you came into life’s stage, played your role well, you shone like a million stars, you gave us laughter, you gave us joy, you lifted up the dark corners of our young sphere with your smiles. As you go ahead of us, we bid you adieu.”
Jim Iyke: “Candle in the Wind, Adieu Bro. Find rest on God’s bossom, words fail me.
Genevieve Nnaji: “My heart goes out to Muna’s family and loved ones. He was a gifted actor with a good ones.  Rest in perfect peace, Muna Obiekwe, you will be missed.
Ini Edo: “O Lord, I am heart broken, to say the least, I know we cannot question God, but I cannot help this”.
Chika Ike: “RIP to my dear colleague, Muna Obiekwe, you will live in our hearts forever”.
Stella Damasus: “This is too painful please rest in peace.”
Van Vicker: “OMG! When death strikes Nollywood or the African Film industry stars ‘I shake’, but I know he is in control. Muna my brother, I had the opportunity to work with you twice in my career, you did inspire me to be at my best, RIP.”
Additional Reports from Silver Magazine.