Popular Nollywood Filmmaker Is Dead

Popular filmmaker and former Vice President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Frank Igho Okpokoro Vaughan, is dead.

According to report, Vaughan died in Warri, Delta State, on Tuesday after battling with an undisclosed illness.

The President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, DGN, Dr. Victor Okhai, confirmed the sad news to Vanguard in a telephone conversation.

Popular Nollywood Filmmaker Is Dead

“Yes, he died yesterday, but I’m yet to get the details of his death,” Okhai said.

Vaughan, a seasoned movie director, played a vital role in shaping the Nigerian movie industry and mentoring aspiring filmmakers.

He was a seasoned TV producer/director and director, as well as a current affairs and political analyst.

Vaughan, who was born in the 1960s, was lately a pastor at Dominion City Church, Asaba, Delta State.