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Nigerian director and YouTuber Emmanuel Eme has reacted emotionally to the death of Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo, expressing anger over what he described as the actor hiding his health condition from him.

The filmmaker, who said he had been friends with Alex for 13 years, shared screenshots of their last WhatsApp chat while opening up about his pain in a lengthy social media post.

Emmanuel Eme Says He Is Angry

According to Emmanuel Eme, he initially hoped the news of Alex’s death was false and waited for more than 24 hours expecting someone to dismiss it as a prank.

However, after seeing an official announcement from the actor’s family, he said the reality of the situation became difficult to ignore.

In his emotional tribute, Emmanuel admitted that he was not mourning yet but was instead angry that Alexx allegedly hid his illness from him.

He wrote: “Dear Alexx,

“I’ve waited for over 24hours in the hope that someone will tell me (and everyone else) that it was a prank. But having seen the official announcement from your family, I now know beyond a shadow of doubt, that the news is true.

“Just so you know, I’m not grieving yet. I’ll do that later.

“For now, I AM ANGRY. I am very very angry that you lied to me.

“I texted you in October cos we hadn’t spoken in a while. We chatted for a bit that day and you told me you were fine.

“In January, just before I went on my trip, we had a 2 hr-long video call. I saw your face for the first time in over a year. I was extremely happy.

“I also noticed you had lost some weight. I asked you if I should be worried. My exact words were: ‘Alexx, should I be worried?’ I asked you 3x. Repeatedly.

“You opened that your big mouth and told me not to be. You told me you were okay and everything was fine.

“Then, as usual, you started cracking jokes and we laughed uncontrollably…as always.

“We went ahead to talk about everything else. Life. Work. Family. How far we’ve come as friends. How proud of me you are and so on.

“For 2 hours on that call, you downplayed your health challenge, even when I knew something was off. Alexx, why? Why?

“You could have told me. You could have prepared me. I didn’t need you to protect me from this particular truth.

“Now, it hurts so badly. Today, I’m more angry than I’m in pain. Tomorrow, I know I’ll be in pain more than I’m angry, cos even if I try, I can’t stay angry with you.

“Such a jovial person. Free spirited. You light up every room you walk into. You carry an uncanny grace and presence that makes it easy for people to gravitate towards you.

“Thank you for 13 years of friendship. But be rest assured that when we eventually meet in Heaven, I’ll first fight you for doing this to me, then we continue the gist from where we stopped.

“Rest in Peace my brother. Rest in Peace, Mazi. Rest in Peace, Ikuku.”

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