Popular Nollywood special effects artist, James Akaie, is dead.
Movie director cum producer, James Abinibi, announced the tragic incident in a statement shared on the RockBottom Flix Instagram page on Friday.
Abinibi said Akaie died following injuries sustained in an explosion that occurred at a movie location in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to him, while Akaie died at the hospital, two assistants involved in the explosion sustained burn injuries.
He said, “During a filming session, a sudden and unexpected explosion occurred in a designated effects preparation area outside the film set, where James was experimenting with an unauthorised pyrotechnic stimulation involving a gas cylinder alongside his two assistants.
James succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. His two assistants sustained fire burn injuries and were taken to a specialist hospital, where they received immediate medical attention and were later confirmed stable as they continue to receive treatment.”
