Nollywood actor Chijioke Nwokafor, popularly known as CJay Nwoks, has died.
CJay passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at an undisclosed hospital in the Badore area of Lagos State.
Actress Nkechi Blessing announced the actor’s death. She had recently featured CJay as the lead actor in her new movie.
Speaking on why the film will no longer be released, Nkechi, who was seen crying in a video on her Instagram page, said, “it took me a lot to do this video because we won’t be dropping the movie again by 5pm.
“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 his death is remains unknown as of the time of filing this report.