The Nigerian movie industry woke up today to the sad new of the passing of veteran actor, Olumide Bakare.
The popular actor has been battling an undisclosed illness for some time now. It was reported that he died after under going a successful surgery at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state.
The veteran actor, 65, started on stage and then from there, went on TV, did radio and before settling in film. He was famous for his role as Chief Koko in the rested TV series, Koko Close. And very popular in the Yoruba film industry. The thespian also starred alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Hollywood’s Isaiah Washington in Tony Abulu’s 2013 film, Doctor Bello.
May His Soul Rest In Peace.
