As another Nollywood actor lost her life yesterday, Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola has pleaded with God on the spate of fatalities affecting the Nigerian film industry.
According to reports, Wunmi Olowokandi, a second female star, passed away this night, causing more grief in Nollywood. Her death’s cause has not yet been made public.
Odunlade Adekola expressed his sorrow at the deceased’s passing while praising God’s might and asking Him to stop premature deaths in the Nollywood business.
“Unquestionable you are the LORD. I PRAY GOD WILL CLOSE THE DOOR OF UNTIMELY DEATH IN OUR INDUSTRY AND IN THE HOUSE OF EVERY ONE OF US. IN JESUS NAME.”
Nollywood mourns again as Chikezie Uwazie dies in US
Another Nollywood actor, Chikezie Uwazie has passed on days after news of actors, Saint Obi and Murphy Afolabi’s deaths made headlines.
Actress Obey Etok Chima who shared news of Uwazie’s death, said the actor who became a known face in the Nigerian movie industry in the 2000s, died after a second brain surgery.
Obey wrote;
“I can’t imagine am posting this. Chikezie Uwazie goneeeee. After a 2nd brain surgery. Gini na emezi. Am so shocked to get this news this evening. Just got this from our IMSU alumni platform. I thought you told me you were going to the states for greener pastures. You promised to come back some years back but I didn’t see you. Can’t believe you are gone but God knows best. Rest on Chyko”
Popular Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi is dead
Popular actor of Yoruba movies, Murphy Afolabi, is dead. He died on Sunday morning. This is coming less than 24 hours after the news filtered out about the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi.
No details yet about the circumstances surrounding Afolabi’s death, however, a colleague of the deceased in the Yoruba subsector of the Nollywood, Tunde Ola-Yusuf, has confirmed the sad news.
Ola-Yusuf, a well-known actor, director and producer, took to his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon to mourn Afolabi.
He wrote: “REST IN PEACE…
“May God give the family and close associates the fortitude to bear the loss.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Saint Obi is dead
Nollywood actor, film producer, and director, Obinna Nwafor better known as Saint Obi is dead.
The actor was said to have died on Sunday, last week, May 7th in the home of one of his siblings.
According to reports, the disagreement between his siblings is the reason why his death took almost a week to be made official.
Saint Obi is aged 57 years.
“Good night Muphy Afolabi.”
