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Popular Nollywood star Paul Emema is dead.

A popular Nollywood Producer, Director and Scriptwriter, Paul Emema is dead.

He died after a brief illness at the age of 52 according to industry sources

Announcing his death on Thursday, Francis Onwochei said in a message seen by Qed.ng that he heard about the death on Wednesday.

“Yesterday, I received a call from Ada his long-time business development officer, I called Mahmood Ali Balogun our mutual friend and we both visited his house last night at Ago Palace Way Okota,” Onwochei wrote.

Emema is best known for producing the NTA series Behind the Clouds and Supple Blues.

He also produced the biopic on Reverend Father Tansi starring Jude Orhorha and Francis Onwochei.

Emema was a member of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Independent Television Practitioners Association of Nigeria (ITPAN) and Advertisers Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) among others.

He is survived by his wife, an 11-year-old son and father said to be over 100 years old.

Burial arrangements will be announced by his family.

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