Veteran actor, Chief Jimoh Aliu MFR, has passed away. The late thespian who acted mainly in the Yoruba movie sector of the film industry died in a hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, on Thursday afternoon.
The president of the Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPPAN), Bolaji Amusan popularly known as Mr Latin, who described the late actor as a cultural ambassador, confirmed Chief Aliu’s death.
Mr Amusan said: “It is very true that Chief Jimoh Aliu is dead. He was a veteran and like a pathfinder in the movie industry. He paid his dues and may God accept his soul.
“He died in a hospital in Ado-Ekiti this afternoon. He was in the hospital for the past four days.
“Unfortunately, I am not a medical doctor. So there is no way I can know the cause of his death. I know he was sick, he was taken to the hospital and he died this afternoon.”
“He lived a well-fulfilled life and he passed on at the ripe age of over 85. He paid his due in the entertainment industry. He was a cultural ambassador. Chief Jimoh Aliu was a father and grandfather. He was an icon,” Mr Latin said.
The late actor popular referred to as Aworo was born on November 11, at Oke-Imesi, a city in Ekiti State. He began his acting career in 1959 after joining Akin Ogungbe Theatre Group.
Chief Aliu was especially noted for his Yoruba soap opera, ‘Arelu’ which featured the powerful woman idol ‘Orisabunmi’ and the terrible man ‘Fadeyi oloro’ on NTA in the 1980s.
He also produced several other television drama series such as Iku Jare Eda, Yanpan yanrin, and Fopomoyo that featured king Sunny Ade.
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