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Revered Nigerian filmmaker, Chico Ejiro passed on in the early hours of Christmas Day.
In no particular order, TheNewsGuru takes a look at 7 things you need to know about the iconic movie director.
- Born in Isoko, Delta, Nigeria, he was drawn into video production because Nigerians would not buy blank video cassettes. He became a director by accident. He developed an interest in being a director when he worked in NTA for a while.
- Ejiro owned a production company called Grand Touch Pictures and he directed over 80 movies within a five-year period — each one shot in as little as three days. It is often said that he held the record of the Nollywood director with the highest number of released movies.
- He met his wife, Joy, in 1994, and wedded her in 1998.They have four children.
- Chico started working in Nollywood in n1987
5.Most of his friends referred to him as the chairman of Arsenal football club because he was a die-hard fan.
6.He attended Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he obtained a Diploma in Agriculture after two years, then moved to the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike to complete his course in Agriculture.
- Nicknamed Mr Prolific, Chico Ejiro, was the younger brother of legendary filmmaker, Zeb Ejiro, who taught him the rudiments of the job.