TRAGEDY has struck the Nollywood industry once more in 2024 as a veteran movie producer, Ikechukwu Nnadi, also known as Andy Best, passed away at a private facility in Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday, March 19.

The news of his death was confirmed in an Instagram post by the convener of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) Seun Oloketuyi.

“Andy Best Top Nollywood producer and Marketer is dead. He died in an Owerri hospital today,” he said in his post.

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Andy Best hailed from Umunkwo, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area, Imo State.

He was a famous Nollywood producer and marketer with decades of experience in the industry.

He was the chief executive officer of Andy Best Production. He produced several movies including, Lion of Africa, White Poison, My Father’s Cup, among others.

Andy Best died nearly three weeks after the death of veteran actor, John Okafor, also known as Mr Ibu, who according to Emeka Rollas, president of the Action Guild of Nigeria (AGN), died as a result of cardiac arrest.