Oh no, this is so sad!
Respected Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe has been pronounced dead!
She was the creator of popular TV soap, Checkmate and Fuji House of Commotion as well as the founder of Amaka Igwe Studios and Top FM Radio.
She died last night, April 28,
2014 in Enugu after battling with Asthma attack.
She had gone to Enugu in company of her husband for pre-production preparations for a new Igbo soap when she suffered an asthma attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital after initial intervention had failed but sadly died before getting there.
Mrs Igwe is survived by her husband of 21 years Charles Igwe, three children, an aged mother.
May her soul rest in peace.