Nollywood actress and singer Angela Okorie has found herself at the centre of a social media backlash following a controversial video she shared on Sunday showing her burning the clothes she wore to the burial of her late colleague, Alexx Ekubo.
The 40-year-old actor was laid to rest on Thursday, 18 June in Arochukwu, Abia State, after a battle with metastatic kidney cancer.
Okorie took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to film the outfit on fire, explaining that the ritual was based on advice from a spiritual authority figure.
‘This is the outfit I wore to Alex’s burial’, the actress captioned the video.
‘My Godmother said it’s not good to have the cloth you wore to a burial around you, you burn them. So family and friends take note, I felt I should share this information, may the lord keep and bless us with long life, amen’.
The video immediately migrated to X (formerly Twitter), where users criticised the actress for what many described as ‘selective superstition’ and an unnecessary thirst for online engagement during a sensitive period of mourning.
The backlash intensified on Facebook, where users dismissed the practice as an insult to regular families and institutional workers who attend funerals frequently.
As of press time, Okorie has not responded to the swelling criticism, and the video has continued to spark conversations regarding boundaries, privacy, and online decorum within the Nigerian entertainment industry.
