Veteran Nollywood actor
and filmmaker Yinka Ogundaisi has reportedly died.
The death of the seasoned
actor was announced by Ropo Ewenla in a WhatsApp message to members of the
Ibadan Film Circle (IFC), a group the late filmmaker/film marker belonged to,
The Nation reports.
It reads: “Today, this
morning, one phase of history came to an end. Erin ti wo. The elephant rises no
more. Yinka Ogundaisi bid this world farewell at dawn. It was Kate Adepegba who
dropped the bomb on my lap. I called Uncle Yinka’s number to confirm and
rudely, it was so.”
The veteran actor had been ill
for a long time and at some point seek funds publicly.
Meanwhile, the movie industry
was recently thrown into mourning after one of its own, veteran filmmaker,
Wale Fanu died.
Jide Bisayo, an associate of
the late filmmaker announced on Sunday.
Before death, the 72-year-old
veteran, who lived with sickle cell, was the managing director of one of the
foremost production houses in Nollywood, Cinekraft.
Announcing the death of the
veteran filmmaker, Bisayo noted that Cinekraft contributed to the birth of
Nollywood.
Busayo wrote, “In the
beginning, while Nollywood was still an embryo, there was CINEKRAFT. Cinekraft
in no small way contributed to the birthing of the nascent industry.
“Behind Cinekraft
administration and production management was one indefatigable, never tiring
creative soul, my boss, Wale Fanu. Uncle Wales (as I like calling you), rest in
the bosom of the Lord.
“A titan has gone home
indeed!”
