Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Deji Aderemi Olofa Ina is dead. The Yoruba faction of Nollywood has been thrown into mourning as the actor died a few days after the new year 2024.

Veteran film producer and Chief Executive Officer of BEst of Nollywood (BON), Seun Oloketuyi broke the news on his Instagram page.

Another veteran actor Saidi Balogun confirmed the Deji Aderemi Olofa Ina’s death in his official Instagram page.

Saidi Balogun shared a photo of the actor on his page and wrote, “Good Night Legend chief Deji Akinremi (Olofa Ina) RIP.”

Kemi Filani recalls the heartwrenching moment Murphy Afolabi’s death was announced on social media. The actor, aged 49, lost his life on Sunday, the 14th of May, 2023, after he reportedly slipped on bathroom tiles and hit his head on a hard surface.

Nollywood stars declared the Sunday of his death as a Black day because the movie industry lost two actors. Many took to their timelines to share dark images to mourn the death of Murphy Afolabi.

Actor Murphy Afolabi’sdeath came as a shock to many because the actor recently marked his 49th birthday on the 5th of May. Reports by Seun Oloketuyi claimed the actor lost his life after slipping on bathroom tiles.

Nollywood artistes, including Adeniyi Johnson, Papa Show, Biola Bayo, Damola Olatunjji, Sam Olatunji, Yinka Solomon, Mercy Aigbe, Kemi Korede and a host of others mourned their colleagues’ death on social media.