- Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko has come under fire on social media over her method of mourning her late colleague, Jnr Pope
- On social media, the movie star shared a series of sultry photos of herself and accompanied them with a touching caption about Pope’s demise
- The disconnect between her photos and the caption triggered reactions from netizens with many of them blasting her
Popular Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko has caused a stir on social media after she mourned her late colleague, Odonwodo Obumneme Pope aka Jnr Pope strangely.
Recall that on April 10, 2024, Jnr Pope died by drowning alongside other crew members after their boat capsized while returning from a movie location.
Photos: @destinyetikoofficialSource: Instagram
More than a week after his demise, Destiny Etiko took to her official Instagram page to speak on her colleague’s death and her method raised questions.
The actress shared a series of sultry photos of herself on her Instagram page as she showcased her extravagant hairstyle, heavily made-up face, and long fingernails. Destiny then accompanied the snaps with a caption about Jnr Pope.
According to the movie star, her late colleague would never be forgotten and he should know that he was truly loved. She wrote in part:
“You’ll never be forgotten JP. As long as we are living We’ll carry you with us safely tucked within our hearts. Your light will always shine; A glowing ember never stilled, Throughout the end of time. No matter what the future brings, Or what may lie ahead, We know that you will walk with us Along the path we tread. REST ON LEGEND ✨ be at peace And let your soul fly free. One day we’ll join your glorious flight, For all eternity ❤️”
See her post below:
Fans blast Destiny Etiko over Jnr Pope’s tribute post
Shortly after the actress shared her post online, many netizens expressed their confusion about the photos she posted and the message she shared in her caption. Several fans were displeased and they dragged her.
Read some of their comments below:
hairbyvbeauty:
“The pictures and your article are two different thing, please we need to do better.”
Chuksjessi:
“But truly it would have been better you said something else on your caption because now it looks like you wanted attention here.”
priscy_peres:
“But why would you use your pictures for this write up?.. the pictures and the right ups are passing a different message. You should have do this write up separately and post your pictures separately. But anyways, it’s your choice darling.”
officialamarachi_uba:
“Omo post your picture and leave JP out of this…ndi eso chi egbu…”
zenas_zenny:
“U de write another thing they post ur face… we are aware ur beautiful.”
sephykinshir:
“Madame i beg leave Jp alone, post yourself.”
Amizenebus:
“This kind caption nawa o with ur pics….. Na who die lose.”
Omahairlinewholesales:
“Just post your pictures and leave JP out of it. Just because you’re out of captions does not mean you should use JP to post. Hate this shiit that y’all do.”
Catherynorji:
“I don’t understand this post,are they condolence pictures or clout??”
Destiny Etiko reacts to death prophecy
Meanwhile, TheTalk.NG earlier reported that Destiny Etiko took to social media to react to prophecies of her death.
Recall that shortly after the demise of her colleague, Jnr Pope, a Ghanaian seer Karma President and others went online to claim that someone was planning to poison Etiko and that she wouldn’t live a long life.
The Nollywood star went live on social media to break her silence on the negative prophecies she had received. Etiko, who appeared to be very emotional, made it clear that she wasn’t afraid.
Source: TheTalk.NG