Family, friends and colleagues from the Nigerian film industry gathered in Arochukwu, Abia State, on Thursday to lay the late Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo, to rest.
The 40-year-old screen icon passed away on May 11, 2026, following a battle with metastatic kidney cancer.
Ahead of the final interment at their family house on Thursday, a funeral service and subsequent reception were held at the Mary Slessor School Field in Amanagwu Village, Arochukwu.
Viral videos circulating from the funeral service captured the emotional moment the actor’s casket was brought in, drawing tears from family members and prominent colleagues who travelled to the Southeast to pay their final respects.
The burial drew an array of notable personalities from the entertainment and business sectors, including his close associate IK Ogbonna, Mike Godson, AY Makun, Ini Edo, Nancy Isime, Bimbo Ademoye, and business mogul Obi Cubana.
Following the open-air service, the procession will return to the privacy of the family house, where the actor will be interred today in accordance with the family’s announcement.
The funeral arrangements spanned over a week, commencing on June 10 in Lagos with a service of songs, during which tributes poured in from family, friends and colleagues of the late actor.
A wake-keep ceremony was subsequently held at the family house located at Ekubo-Okwaraeke Avenue, Aziukwukwa Ujari Village, on Wednesday, June 17, where Alexx will also be buried.
The PUNCH