DropItChallenge: 74-Year-Old Pete Edochie, Kanayo, Others Rock Red Robes for Ritualists Entry, Clip Goes Viral
- The viral #DropItChallenge is already packing up on social media but not without an entry from some of Nollywood’s finest actors
- Veteran actors Pete Edochie, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Femi Branch among others all came together to shoot a scary entry
- The movie stars all rocked red robes just like ritualists as members of the online community reacted to their over-the-top entry
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Social media users are already getting bored of the viral #DropItChallenge but not a lot could look past an entry from some veteran Nollywood entertainers.
The actors Pete Edochi, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Bassey Ekpeyong, Femi Branch among others appeared to have taken a moment to shoot the entry while on a movie set.
Source: Instagram
74-year-old Edochie assumed the post of the leader as he was seated on a platform with the other actors forming a cluster in front of him.
The movie stars all donned red robes as they occasionally bent in sync to Beyonce’s Partition song which is the anthem of the challenge.
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Social media users react
lomeedarfresh said:
"Talk about mic drop … challenge has finished.. we can all go to bed.
eneakaninyene said:
"Challenge wey everybody dey manage, e reach nnanyi sacrifice turn, e don turn am to horror movie."
dionn_empire said:
soljabhoy llenge finally made it to nna anyi sacri altar."
soljabhoy said:
"Pete edochie and kanayo?? nobody is safe THOSE 2 are worse than RUSSIA."
babarex0 said:
"It has gone spiritual … now it is finished . It will now be bloody."
divo_divax_closet said:
"Daddy Pete was confused at first like what’s this people doing."
princess.kay.1401 said:
"It's so good to see Sir Pete edochie."
officialbbqking said:
"Omg this is where we really enjoy social media. Old guns on new trends. #Nollywood#ritual."
RMD refuses to stress knees for Drop It challenge
Celebrities have jumped on the viral Drop It challenge that has been trending on social media for a while now.
Popular Nollywood veteran, Richard Mofe-Damijo aka RMD also took to social media to reveal that he was forced to join the challenge with other young celebrities such as Alexx Ekubo whom he has been working with.
The first part of the video showed the actor and his younger colleagues on a bus and as they dropped to their knees, RMD who seemed startled at first simply moved his body forward on the chair where he sat.
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