I thought he would survive it-Zeb Ejiro opens up Chico’s death

25^th of December 2020 will forever remain indelible in  family of Ejiro.That day one of their own, Chico Ejiro the prolific filmmaker, died.

In a chat with The Sun, Zeb Ejiro revealed that Chico Ejiro is the first and last person he talks to everyday, adding that  he will be greatly missed.

According to him:”I am going to miss him a lot! It is not easy losing your immediate younger brother who was so vibrant. But like I said, he was so supportive. He is the first and last person I call everyday no matter what corner or part of the world I find myself; we talked everyday.  I am going to miss him, the family will miss him and the industry is going to is him. Chiko was someone who worked so hard to raise the industry. I tell people I discovered the bar but Chiko took it to a new level by raising the bar. God used him to discover a whole generation of thespians. He made avenues for people to put food on their table. The industry will definitely miss him because nobody has done the awesome number of movies he did. The industry will miss him and I will miss him greatly; all creative people will miss him”.

Speaking further, Zeb noted that he cannot wrap his mind around the fact that Chico is gone.

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“I was on location shooting the last part of my trilogy, Sakobi Returns and he was on location shooting a movie as well and we were talking often. I would ask how he was doing and he would tell me he was doing well. But he complained of weakness but he promised me he would be able to pull through so we were talking frequently. There was no premonition. I didn’t see it coming; nobody saw it coming! That is why everybody is so shocked! I thought he would survive it. It is so difficult talking about him. Sometimes, I still refer to him in the present tense because I just can’t wrap my mind around the fact that he is gone. I am still battling to come to terms with the reality on ground”.