By Amaechi Agbo

A survivor of the boat accident that claimed the life of popular Nollywood Actor, Junior Pope on Wednesday, Tochukwu Okafor, popularly known as TC Virus, disclosed that the boat driver was playing music with earphone when he (Virus) alerted him about an approaching fishermen canoe, but he couldn’t hear him.

The speed boat collided with canoe leading to the death of Junior Pope and two others.

Virus who noted that he poured libation to the river spirits before passing, added that only two life jackets were provided for the boat.

“The Boat Pilot was playing a Music with Earphone and Jnr Pope was making a Video with his Phone, I was sitting in front and held the handle of the boat”

“The boat pilot did not see the fisher men with a Canoe and he didn’t hear when I told him that a canoe was coming”

He stated this during an Instagram live session on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

He recounted how he poured a carbonated drink into the river before the journey commenced, explaining that this gesture was to show respect to the water spirits and ward off any potential misfortunes.

Moreover, TC Virus expressed his belief that the accident could have been averted if the boat driver had possessed sufficient experience to prevent the collision with another vessel.