Popular Veteran Nollywood Actor Dies [Photo]

A popular veteran Nollywood actor is dead.

Newsone Nigeria reports that a popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead.

This online news platform understands that the popular veteran Nollywood actor was well-known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry in his lifetime.

The news of the death of the popular veteran Nollywood actor was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on Thursday night, January 4, 2024.

Saidi Balogun posted Olofa Ina’s picture with the caption “Goodnight legend Chief Deji Akinremi (Olofa Ina) RIP.”

Meanwhile, the cause of Olofa Ina’s death cannot be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Newsone understands that the veteran actor died at the age of 73.

Before his death, Olofa Ina had said during the sexual assault case involving his colleague, Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha in June 2021, that the saga cannot lead to a division among theatre practitioners.

“It can’t cause a division.

“The issue here is that the youngsters of today didn’t participate in associations, they met fortune on the ground.

“Those of us who suffered before we could earn a living in the business of theatre won’t want a division in our midst,” he said at the time.