Nollywood actor Chijioke Nwokafor, popularly known as CJay Nwoks, has died.
CJay reportedly 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 while explaining why her new movie, in which CJay was recently cast as the lead actor, would no longer be released.
In a video shared on her Instagram page, the actress was seen crying as she broke the news.
She 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.”
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of CJay’s death remains unclear.
