Mr Chico Ejiro
Star filmmaker and director, Chico Ejiro, more popularly known as Mr Prolific, is dead. Ejiro founder and director of Grand Touch Pictures production outfit, died at 2a:m on Christmas Day.
His close friends such as Zik Zulu Okafor confirmed his death saying, “Yes, it is true, Chico Ejiro is dead.”
Also, the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the filmmaker’s death.
He said, “I just learnt of his death. The news of his death is so devastating. I do not know the cause of his death; I am still calling around to get the proper information and I am waiting for his association ― The Association of Movie Producers ― to make a statement.
A source however revealed that Chico Ejiro has been ill for a while and was recently discharged from hospital.
Ejiro, he disclosed had high blood pressure that led to some heart complications.
Chico Ejiro was popular for his blockbuster movies in the 90s: Silent Night, Blood Money and Deadly Affair. He was on the producing a new movie before he passed on.
