Top 15 Nollywood Stars You Might Not Know Have Died -PHOTOS

These demised stars would at all times be remembered for his or her function in by some means within the improvement of the Nigerian film trade- Nollywood.

It’s not an understatement to say that their demise shook Nollywood to its core on the time every of their demise occurred.

They’re nevertheless remembered for the legacies they left behind.

Title: High 15 Nollywood Stars You Might Not Know Have Died (PHOTOS)

SAM LOCO EFE

The loss of life of Sam Loco actually bought the leisure trade in Nigeria shaking as a result of he was extremely popular together with his comedian roles. Loco died in a lodge room in Owerri the place he was modifying a movie, in August 2011, at age sixty six.

JUSTICE ESIRI

The Village Headmaster star actor died in February 2013 at age 70. He died of problems from diabetes in a Lagos hospital.

ENEBELI ENEBUWA

Enebeli turned fashionable staring as Andrew in a preferred TV programme a few years in the past. He died in an Indian hospital in December 2012. He died of stroke at age sixty six.

AMAKA IGWE

The highly regarded Nollywood producer died of bronchial asthma assault in Enugu, in April 2014. She was the author and producer of the most well-liked TV cleaning soap ever to be aired in Nigeria, Checkmate. Her sudden demise at age fifty one shook Nollywood and the leisure business as an entire because of her function within the improvement of Nollywood and in making stars like Julius Agwu, Bobmanuel Udokwu and so a lot of them.

JENIFER OKERE OSSAI

She was a giant star within the Nineteen Nineties. She had featured in Ikuku, Residing in Bondage, True Confession, and so forth. She died between 1999 and 2000 and her demise was the primary to shake Nollywood.

JT TOM WEST

The River state born actor died in September 2006. Tom-West was concerned in a deadly auto-accident, whereas he was coming back from a location after a late night time movie taking pictures with two of his colleagues.
His former girlfriend, Tricia Eseigbe wept so exhausting that she was uncontrollable as at the moment. He was in style with such films as State of Emergency, Above The Legislation, Labistar and many others.

GERALDINE EKEOCHA

The favored actress died in September 2011 throughout a fibroid operation at age fifty six.

PETE ENEH

Pete Eneh died in November 2012 after certainly one of his legs was amputated at age sixty eight.

BISI KOMOLAFE

She was a well-liked Yoruba actress whose sudden demise shook the Yoruba film trade. She died at age 27 in January 2013.

FUNMI MARTINS

Funmi was a cross over actress who featured in each Yoruba and English movies. She performed a romantic function in When The Solar Set launched within the Nineteen Nineties which was Kate Henshaws first movie. Funmi died in Could 2002. Her dying shook Nollywood then.

FRANCIS AGU

Francis turned a star through Amaka Igwe’s Checkmate. After which he featured in Dwelling in Bondage, Jezebel produced by his girlfriend then, Emem Isong.
Francis died in March 2007 after a protracted illness.

DAVID IHESIE

The actor died in January 2012 at age seventy three.

CHRISTY ESSIEN IGBOKWE

Christy Uduak Essien-Igbokwe MFR(eleven November 1960 – 30 June 2011) was a Nigerian musician and actress. She was often known as Nigeria’s Girl of Songs. She put Nigeria’s identify on the world music map along with her evergreen “Seun Rere” monitor. She was the primary feminine president of the Performing Musicians Affiliation of Nigeria(PMAN).

She was additionally the chairman and managing director of Soul Practice leisure restricted.Though she was not from the Yoruba tribe, she sang a number of her songs within the western Nigerian language and drew closely on their tradition and custom . Essien’s fluency in Yoruba, English, Igbo and her native Ibibio earned her an attraction which lower throughout tribal traces.

ASHLEY NWOSU

The highest actor died in April 2011 after a quick sickness.

Clem Onyeka

Clem Onyeka was not too long ago killed in a crossfire between the Nigerian Police and armed robbers in Asaba Delta State. He was solely 37 years outdated.

Could their souls proceed to relaxation in peace!!!

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