Nollywood actor Chijioke Nwokafor, popularly known as CJay Nwoks, has died in Lagos.
CJay died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at an undisclosed hospital in the Badore area of Lagos State.
Actress Nkechi Blessing announced his death. She had recently cast CJay as the lead actor in her new film.
In a video posted on her Instagram page, Nkechi explained that the film would no longer be released as planned. She was visibly crying as she spoke from the hospital in Badore.
“It took me a lot to do this video because we won’t be dropping the movie again by 5 pm,” she said.
“Right now, I’m in the hospital in Badore. I just lost CJay. CJay is dead. I don’t even know where to start.”
The cause of CJay’s death had not been established at the time of publication.
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