Actress and film producer Adanma Luke has apologized to Nigerians following the deaths of actor John Odonwodo, also known as Junior Pope, and four other crew members.

In April, Adanma faced backlash after Jnr. Pope and four others died in a boat accident while returning from a movie shoot titled “The Other Side of Life.”

The Actors Guild of Nigeria also warned actors against participating in any film produced by Luke until further notice.

Taking to her social media page to express her sadness and grief over the incident, Adanma stated that she is gradually losing her mind as a result of the attacks she received from Nigerians online who blamed her for the deaths.

She said, “I’m just here to say that I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Nigerians. I’m sorry I took away your loved ones from what people are saying.

“I’m very sad. Inasmuch as I try to be strong, I don’t see myself as strong. I’m so sad that this had to happen on my set. I’m sad that they had to work for me at that particular time. I’m not God. It has been destined to happen; it is meant to happen, but why me?

“I never liked the internet drama, but this whole thing put me out there. A lot of people have been dragging me; some have been calling me, ‘Ada, don’t talk. Let this die; don’t talk’. But I go through a lot.”

Adanma claims she has been battling depression, which has made her redundant and unproductive.

“I did not even know what depression was until this incident happened. I’m gradually losing my life. I’m regretting a lot of things. I don’t even know how to call people for jobs.

“People are even saying I went on vacation, I’m here for business. I’ve been indoors doing nothing and yet still catering to the families that lost their loved ones. Where do you people expect me to get all the money from? I need to work.

“I go through so much. I’m trying to heal, but it’s not coming back. We all loved JP, and we all loved the other people who also lost their lives, my crew members.

“My friends want me to get my sanity back, but I’m not seeing myself doing all that. I believe that if anything happens to me now, everybody will rest. I didn’t do it on purpose. God, why me? Please, Nigerians, I’m sorry. You don’t know what I’m going through.”

Narrating her side of the events, the actress stated that she had requested a better location to shoot the movie and was assured by her team that the area was safe.

“I haven’t visited Asaba in the past two years until that incident. I asked for a better location to shoot that movie, and they took me there,” she said.

“The first time I went there before the main shooting, I asked why they weren’t providing life jackets. Then my PM told me that is how they do it there—that a lot of people have been crossing and nothing is happening. They’ve been shooting there; I wasn’t the first person to shoot a movie there; they shoot there all the time. I wasn’t even filming on the water; it was a means of transportation to the place,” she added.

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