Nollywood actress and filmmaker Ruth Kadiri has firmly dismissed reports circulating across social media that she had died in an accident, assuring her fans and the wider public that she is alive, safe and in good health. The actress personally addressed the disturbing claims after they generated considerable concern among her followers.
Kadiri used a video posted on her Instagram page on Sunday, September 6, 2026, to directly confront the false reports and put an end to the speculation surrounding her alleged death. She made it clear that no accident had occurred and that she remained unharmed.
“Please note that I am alive. I did not have any accident, and I am safe,” she said, urging members of the public to disregard the fabricated reports rather than believe or circulate them.
The actress revealed that what particularly unsettled her was the apparent effort behind the circulation of the false information. According to reports, several social media accounts had been created to disseminate the same allegation, with Kadiri saying she discovered between seven and eight accounts carrying similar claims about her supposed death.
Rather than encouraging her followers to engage with the perpetrators or amplify the falsehood by repeatedly attempting to disprove it, Kadiri appealed to them to use the reporting mechanisms provided by social media platforms against the accounts responsible for spreading the fabricated story.
She expressed profound disappointment over what she described as the disturbing lengths to which some individuals are prepared to go in order to inflict emotional distress on others through social media.
Kadiri said she was saddened that people could deliberately publish information suggesting that another person had died, despite knowing that the claim was untrue. She consequently appealed to those who encounter such publications to report the accounts instead of giving them additional visibility through comments, reposts or further circulation.
The incident has once again drawn attention to the persistent problem of fabricated celebrity death reports across social media, where sensational claims can spread rapidly before reliable information becomes available. Public figures in Nigeria have repeatedly been forced to personally clarify false reports about their deaths, demonstrating how quickly unverified information can create anxiety among relatives, colleagues and admirers.
For Kadiri, the latest episode comes while she remains active in her filmmaking career and continues to release original productions through her digital platforms. Her recent work includes Once Upon a Village, a series that has continued to attract attention from her online audience, with its fifth episode recently released through RuthKadiri247.
The actress has therefore urged social media users to exercise greater caution when encountering sensational reports, particularly claims involving death, accidents or other serious incidents. Her latest clarification provides a direct reminder that information circulating online should be verified through credible sources before it is accepted as fact or shared with others.
Kadiri’s message has ultimately brought clarity to the situation: the actress is alive, she was not involved in any accident, and the reports announcing her death are false.
