Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo faced online ridicule after being ignored during his visit to Uromi, where he paid a courtesy visit to Mercy Johnson and her husband, Prince Odi Okojie.

Accompanied by Zubby Michael, Junior Pope visited his fellow colleague Mercy Johnson and her politician husband in their hometown of Uromi, located in Edo State.

A video shared on Zubby Michael’s Instagram page captured the incident, showing the local residents of Uromi snubbing Junior Pope in favor of Zubby Michael. The footage depicted the townspeople, including youth, teenagers, and children, flocking to Zubby Michael while singing his praises, completely disregarding Junior Pope.

Observant netizens who witnessed this embarrassing moment took to mocking Junior Pope, drawing comparisons to a bodyguard.

One Stanley Justice wrote, “Pop these people no dey rush you. No be celebrating you be?

One Father’s Gold wrote, “Nobody even notice Junior Pope. These children are rude

One Lisa Ndukwe wrote, “Pope he the weapon fashioned against the fans there and it prospered

One Lil Garubakris wrote, “Is pope a stone?

One Okafor wrote, “No be Junior Pope be that Abu my eye dey pain me. These children dey rude

One Eunice Mikel wrote, “Omo even the kids no notice Pope. Dem think say na Zubby bodyguard

One Xfranky wrote, “Poor Pope go explain tire no evidence

One Onyidon China wrote, “Pope come look like bodyguard”.