The Johnsons writers kill Ada Ameh’s character in new episode

Ada Ameh

Writers of the Africa Magic series The Johnsons have killed off Emu, a character played by the late Ada Ameh in the series.

A two-minute trailer of the new episode was uploaded on social media on Monday. The video showed how each family member was dealing with the loss of Emu.

Some of the family members could not hold back their tears as they mourned the actress.

Ada’s onscreen husband Charles Inojie who plays Mr. Johnson said a void has been left in his heart.

Another scene showed some of the cast signing a condolence register for the deceased.

During an interview with QEDTV on the night of tributes held in honour of Ada, at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos on Friday, August 19, Charles stated that although Ada Ameh will be greatly missed, the show would go on without her.

Ada Ameh died on Sunday, July 17 in Warri Delta State. She was buried on August 26 in her hometown in Benue State.

Before her death, the actress revealed she had been dealing with mental illness following the death of her loved ones.

She spoke about her ordeal in an interview with media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown on Your View TV show published on Friday, July 1.

According to The Johnsons actress, she had been depressed for years and her daughter Ladi’s death made it worse because Ladi was her best friend, and sister and it felt like her world had crumbled.

The 48-year-old also disclosed that she lost six siblings before Ladi died.