Veteran Nigerian filmmaker and comedian Okiki Adesina, popularly known as Janmole, has died following a fatal car accident.
The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, with the actor said to have lost his life in a ghastly road crash.
His death was confirmed by fellow filmmaker and President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, who announced the tragedy on his Instagram page on Tuesday.
In his tribute, Amusan described the loss as devastating, praying for the peaceful repose of the deceased and strength for his family, friends, and colleagues to bear the irreparable loss.
“May the soul of our departed colleague, Adesina Okiki Janmole, who tragically lost his life in an accident, rest in perfect peace,” he wrote.
The late actor was also noted to have survived a fire accident along the Lagos–Ibadan expressway about four years ago before his untimely death.
His passing has left colleagues in the Nigerian film industry mourning yet another loss in the entertainment sector.
