A social media user has apologised after falsely claiming that outdated skool Nollywood actor Pete Edochie had died.

Naija Files reports that the untrue account started circulating on Tuesday sometime of X, formerly acknowledged as Twitter, and Facebook.

Quite rather a lot of posts alleged that the 78-year-used actor had been rushed to clinic and later handed away.

Just among the messages additionally claimed that regarded as one of his sons confirmed the news on Instagram.

The rumour mercurial obtained attention online prior to it become once learned to be spurious.

The actual particular person that started the claim, identified on X as @Heismikel1, later returned to the platform to confess that the parable become once fabricated.

In his apology, he admitted that he created the untrue account and misled the general public.

He said that the actor is alive and in ethical health and asked Nigerians and the Edochie family for forgiveness.

He additionally accredited accountability for spreading misinformation and entreated other folks to ignore any account regarding the actor’s loss of life.

He wrote: “I deserve to apologise to all Nigerians who must hang been deceived and perplexed by this tweet about Pete Edochie’s passing. This is untrue and become once all fabricated by me. The legendary actor Peter Edochie is alive and healthy. Every news regarding ‘his loss of life’ is untrue, beware. I take accountability for the misinformation. To the family of Peter Edochie, my apologies. May perchance well honest your legacy proceed.”