A popular Nigerian filmmaker and former Vice President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Frank Igho Okpokoro Vaughan, has reportedly died.
Naija News reports that Vaughan, who hails from Delta State, reportedly died in Warri on Tuesday after a protracted battle with illness.
The sad news was confirmed to journalists by his younger brother, Philip Okpokoro, a cinematographer and series director of ‘Nigerian Idols’ reality TV show.
The late movie director played a crucial role in shaping the Nigerian movie industry and mentoring aspiring filmmakers.
He is a seasoned TV producer/director and also a current affairs and political analyst.
Before he died, Vaughan, who was in his 1960s, was lately a pastor with Dominion City Church, Asaba, Delta State.