Late Actor Justus Esiri wins Best African Actor award at Africa Movie Academy Awards

Late veteran actor Justus Esiri won Best African Actor award at the recently concluded Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held over the weekend, in Yenagoa, capital of  Bayelsa State (Nigeria)
Here's how Nigeria's Nation Newspaper reported Justus Esiri's victory at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa:

The ovation became loud when at about 4am,  the late veteran actor, Justus Esiri, was named the posthumous winner in the Best Actor class. Perhaps for the first time in the annual competition, the continent was in agreement to the acting ingenuity of the late thespian. Fans went ecstatic for the choice of Esiri, depicting his popularity across the continent.

Esiri, who was buried just two weeks ago in his home town, Oria-Abraka, Delta State, was picked for his last film on earth; Assassins Practice, beating Nigeria's OC Ukeje, Bimbo Manuel, Femi Jacobs and Lindani Nkosi, Hlomlab Dandala (Ghana) and Amurin Wumnembom (Cameroon). Esiri's trophy was received by President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Miss Ibinabo FIberesima who was  visibly emotional laden.