Nigerians are in mourning over the passing of Olaoluwa Dare Lawal, a young, imaginative filmmaker.
People who knew him have responded to the situation with rage and shared their knowledge of his passing.
One of the posts claimed that Shimawa in Ogun State was the location of the shoot. The aforementioned river’s depth of 30 meters was likewise declared.
The posts read: “The said production outfit is even yet to release a statement on the tragic loss of life of the young artist (anthey invited as the set designer of the production. Since saturday night (30th May, 2025) up till now Thursday (5th June, 2025).”
“The negligence on the part of a Gospel film production outfit taking crew to a Simawa location close to a river (30m deep) at 9pm night to shoot has claimed the life of a young creative promising Art director, SFX Artist, Set designer.”