With the passing of Baba Ogunjimi, a veteran, Nollywood is once again in grief.
Kunle Afod, his junior coworker, shared the tragic news on his Instagram page. They did their best, but God loves the actor more, he said.
He wished him a peaceful death and said goodbye.
“We did our best, but God’s love for you is greater.”
“May the soul of Baba Ogunjinmi rest in peace. RIP, Sun re oooo.”
The list of Nollywood deaths now included his demise. Nollywood has lost seven of its own in the previous four months.
Tuesday evening, April 23, 2024, was Pa Zulu Adigwe’s death earlier this week. Hilda Dokubo confirmed what movie producer Stanley Nwoke, also known as Stanley Ontop, had said about his passing.
Two weeks prior, Junior Pope perished in a boat accident at the Anam River in Anambra State while returning from a filming site with his colleagues. The same week, Funke Akindele’s Jenifa Dairy cast member Jumoke Aderounmu, an aspiring actress, passed away at the age of forty.
Veteran actor Amaechi Muonagor passed away on March 24th after fighting kidney disease for about a year. A week prior to his passing, Nollywood producer and marketer Ikechukwu Nnadi, better known as Andy Best, went away at a private facility in Owerri, Imo State, following a protracted illness.
The Yoruba actor Sisi Quadri passed unexpectedly in February after being taken to the hospital in his hometown of Iwo, Osun State, due to kidney problems that were causing him to have frequent hiccups.
At Evercare Hospital, veteran actor Mr. Ibu passed away as Sisi Quadri was being buried. After fighting for his life for several months, the actor passed away due to a cardiac arrest.
