Breaking News: Nollywood Icon Amaka Igwe is dead

Nigerian film-maker and Nollywood icon Amaka Igwe has shockingly passed on at 51.

A spokesperson for Amaka Igwe studios told NET the sad incident occurred in Enugu where she had gone, in company of her husband, for pre-production preparations for a new Igbo soap.

‘She suffered an asthma attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital after initial interventions had failed. She passed on before getting to the hospital’, a statement issued this morning read.

Asthma is a common chronic
inflammatory disease of the airways
characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Asthma attacks are triggered by a number of environmental and genetic interactions and usually come unannounced.

Mrs Igwe is survived by her husband of 21 years Charles Igwe , three children, an aged mother, siblings and a large extended family.

Mrs Igwe’s last major outing was at the inaugural edition of the Nigerian
Entertainment Conference held on April 26, 2013 at the Grand Ball Room of Eko Hotels and Suites. Participating as a keynote speaker, Mrs Igwe delivered a speech on the ‘Reflections from an unapologetic commercial Nollywood
filmmaker’.

Amaka Isaac-Ene, the deceased was an accomplished writer, producer, director, entrepreneur and teacher.

She is the founder of BoBTV Expo,
founder and CEO of Top Radio 90.9FM, Amaka Igwe Studios, and the newly- launched Q Entertainment Networks.

The Lagos mainland based Top Radio station was launched years ago, with preparations underway to launch Q Networks, a DSTV channel in a few weeks.

A visionary and pioneer of modern
Nigerian TV drama and film, she hit
national limelight as the writer and
producer of award-winning TV soap
‘Checkmate’ and its off shoot ‘Fuji House of Commotion’.

Her Nollywood projects include
RattleSnake and Violated – two critically-acclaimed movies that set apart Amaka Igwe Studios in the much-criticised Nollywood industry.

Source:NET