The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood has been hit by the painful losses of Brymo Uchegbu and Afeez Agoro Oladimeji.
Uchegbu, popularly known as Don Brymo, reportedly died on Wednesday night while asleep.
Oladimeji, widely acclaimed as the tallest man in Nigeria, died on Wednesday evening at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.
Some reports attribute his death to chronic hip arthritis he had been battling for months.
The news of the actors’ demise has gone viral on various social media platforms and condolences have poured in from their colleagues and Nigerians.
Uchegbu and Oladimeji died at the age of 56 and 48, respectively.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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