VETERAN YORUBA ACTOR, AJIMAJASAN, IS DEAD

A veteran Yoruba actor, Ola Omonitan, popularly known as Ajimajasan is dead.

Ajimajasan died on Thursday morning at the age of 80 after he was discharged from the hospital earlier in the week.

According to reports, the veteran actor had been admitted at the University College Hospital Ibadan.

He suffered from an enlarged heart, spinal cord problem and prostate cancer.

The news of his death was confirmed by his eldest daughter, Ajike, to Premium Times.

She said her late dad had been admitted at the University College Hospital, Ibadan where it was discovered that he had been suffering from an enlarged heart, spinal cord problem and prostate cancer.

“After successfully undergoing another prostrate cancer operation in 2013, he could not be operated upon again due to his age and frail stature.

“He died in the early hours of Thursday. Our family will issue a statement detailing his burial arrangements. My father spent over 5 decades in the movie industry and I am glad that he touched many lives,” she said.

He was based in Ibadan, Oyo State and his contemporaries in the drama include Akin Olumegbon, Lere Paimo, Ojo Ladipo, Moses Omilani and Jimoh Aliu .

He was also one of the foremost Nigerian comedians to host a comedy series on television for one year. The productions include “Omo Araye Le”, “Bata Wahala” and “Ogun L’aye.”

The programmes ran for one hour each on the Nigerian Television Authority in 1981.

The late actor would also be remembered for his lead role in the TV drama series, ‘Omi Okun’ which is one of his most popular works till date.