Nigeria, April 12 -- The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have recovered three bodies of the victims of a boat mishap, which also claimed the life of popular Nollywood star, Junior Pope Odonwodo.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Odonwodo and other members of a movie set drowned after their boat capsized in Anam River, Anambra State on Wednesday while returning from a shoot.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) had earlier said 12 individuals were on the ill-fated boat.

NIWA added that of the 12 individuals, seven were successfully rescued, two were found dead, while three others - two females and one male - were declared missing.

But the police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement ...