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The body of late iconic filmmaker and director, Chico Ejiro was finally laid to rest today at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State.
Chico’s body was finally laid to rest at exactly 2.56pm at No 1 Chico Ejiro street, off Owhelogbo Road, Ozoro.
TheNewsGuru recalls that Ejiro was buried nearly two months after he passed on.He died on Friday – Christmas Day – about 2am.
The hearse bearing Chico’s remains left the gates of the Ozoro General Hospital morgue at 11.47am to his homestead at No 4 Iyethoto street, Etivie quarters, Ozoro on Saturday afternoon, where his colleagues, friends and family gathered to honour him.
The body which arrived the Ejiro’s compound at exactly12.14pm, was later moved in a motorcade to the Redeemed Church of God, Royal Zone parish, where a requiem mass was conducted by a team of clerics, led by Pastor Maxwella Dagogo, the APIPC of Delta Province 15.
Chico’s colleagues who attended the burial ceremony includes: Ejike Asiegbu, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Francis Duru, Alex Enyengho, Ejike Metuselah, Justice Atigogo, Emeka Ani, Mrs Temitope Duker, Azuh Arinze, Fidelis Duker among others.
A night of tributes was held in his honour on Tuesday February 16, 2021.His friends, family and colleagues gathered together at the National Theatre, Lagos.
In a video obtained by TheNewsGuru, veteran actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu who attended the ceremony said:”We are here in Ozoro, the hometown of Chico Ejiro, legendary movie director.We have come from the church, this is the final resting place”.