Veteran Nigerian actor, Ernest Azuzu is dead.
Kemi Filani gathered that the actor slumped and died around 9pm on Tuesday January 26.
His wife was said to have called fellow actor Desmond Elliot to announce the death to him.
Azuzu who suffered stroke sometime ago made headlines last year, when a video of the actor pleading for alms went viral on social media.
When the news surfaced online, some colleagues in the industry including the Governor of Anambra State, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano rallied round to support him.
May his soul rest in peace!
In similar development, the Nigerian movie industry was very recently thrown into mourning as one of it own; Dan Nkoloagu, a Nollywood veteran, died.
The popular thespian died on Friday, January 22, after a brief illness at the age of 83.
His son Dan Nkoloagu Jnr, announced his death on Facebook, as he shared a photo of the actor lying dead in a hospital bed.