Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has responded to the circulating rumor of the passing of her fellow actor, Osita Iheme, famously known as Pawpaw.<\/p>\n
In a lengthy Instagram post, Rita Edochie expressed frustration over the recurring false death reports about Osita Iheme, which many believed and mourned in the comments.<\/p>\n
She noted that similar false reports had been made about her, using a movie set photo to spread the news.<\/p>\n
Rita criticized social media for causing harm, despite its benefits, and condemned the practice of spreading false death wishes to gain followers, labeling it madness.<\/p>\n
“If ONE BLOGGER AND ONE HUNGRY SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR haveN\u2019T BEEN MERCILESSLY DEALT WITH, THE REST WON\u2019T LEARN.<\/em><\/p>\n THIS RUMOR HAS COME UP BEFORE, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, IT CAME UP FOR THE SECOND TIME,<\/em> I AS A PERSON, THINK THIS IS GRADUALLY GOING BEYOND CONTROL.<\/em> I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I\u2019M SAYING IT AGAIN: SOCIAL MEDIA HAS LITERALLY DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO SOCIETY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ENRICHMENT MOST NIGERIAN YOUTHS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THE ABUSE IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.<\/em><\/p>\n OVER THE YEARS, IT\u2019S BEEN ABOUT CHARACTER DEFAMATION JUST TO GENERATE TRAFFIC; NOW IT\u2019S AS IF THE DEFAMATION THING IS BECOMING COMMON; YOU HAVE NOW SWITCHED TO SPREADING DEATH RUMORS ON CELEBRITIES AND MAKING THE WORLD BELIEVE WHAT ISN\u2019T TRUE.<\/em><\/p>\n MY GREAT HUSBAND AND I, SIR PETE EDOCHIE, WERE ALSO VICTIMS OF THE HEARTBREAKING RUMOR.<\/em><\/p>\n I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I SHOT THE MOVIE CALABASH, WHERE I PLAYED THE MOTHER OF INI EDO, MY CHARACTER DIED IN THAT MOVIE, AND THE FLESH WAS MEANT TO BE DECOMPOSED; THESE BLOGGERS STARTED POSTING THAT THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY MEMBERS AND DIED, NOT ME.<\/em> THIS IS MADNESS, AND IT MUST HAVE TO STOP.<\/em><\/p>\n YOU DON\u2019T HAVE TO GROW YOUR PAGES THROUGH DEATH WISHES ON INNOCENT HEADS, IF WE ALL\u00a0DIE TODAY<\/a>, AS CELEBRITIES, NA WHO UNA GO COME DEY WATCH<\/em>
\nPICTURES OF MY GREAT SON AND VETERAN COLLEAGUE OSITA IHEME, POPULARLY KNOWN AS PAW_ PAW, TRENDED EVERYWHERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH CAPTIONS THAT THEY WERE DEAD. CR\u00c3ZY NETIZENS BELIEVED THE FAKE GIST AND BEGAN COMMENTING RIP ON THEMSELVES.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTHIS IS NOT THE FIRST, NEITHER THE SECOND NOR THE THIRD, IT HAS BECOME A RECURRING MEDIA PRACTICE BY SO-CALLED BLOGGERS AND CONTENT CREATORS, MY QUESTION IS THIS,<\/em>
\nWHY, IN THE NAME OF GOD, WOULD YOU WISH UNTIMELY DEATH ON SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY THE NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU FEEL WE ARE FAMOUS AND CAN FETCH YOU THE TRAFFIC, ENGAGEMENTS, AND FUNDS THAT YOU DON\u2019T DESERVE?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTHESE SET OF BLOGGERS ALSO SAID THAT SIR PETE TRAVELLED TO THE UNITED STATES, AND THEN THEY SLUMPED AND DIED, NOT HIM.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGBONU\u00a0NDI ALA\u00a0<\/a>NDI ALA?<\/em><\/p>\n