Late Veteran actor and filmmaker Yinka Ogundaisi died and he had been buried in Ibadan, Oyo state.
The death of the seasoned actor was confirmed by a statement by Ropo Ewenla in a WhatsApp message to members of the Ibadan Film Circle (IFC), a group the late filmmaker/film marker belonged to.
It reads: “Today, this morning, one phase of history came to an end. Erin ti wo. The elephant rises no more. Yinka Ogundaisi bid this world farewell at dawn. It was Kate Adepegba who dropped the bomb on my lap. I called Uncle Yinka’s number to confirm and rudely, it was so.”
The Village Headmaster actor died on Wednesday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and was buried on the evening of the same day in Ibadan.
When asked if the deceased was a Muslim, the actor Ewenla said, “He was not sure but his daughter told me that they’ve moved him to Ibadan for burial.
Some reports online had claimed that the deceased had suffered paralysis of his legs which resulted from complications of twisted intestines, hernia, and enlarged prostate.
Though Ewenla could not ascertain the illness Ogundaisi suffered before his death, the actor confirmed that the deceased had been bedridden for years.
Yinka Ogundaisi was the next actor to play the legendary Sango in ‘Oba Koso’ after the late Chief Duro Ladipo.
He resuscitated and repackaged the longest-running Yoruba TV programme, ‘FEYIKOGBON.’
A member of the cast of ‘The Village Headmaster,’ he also authored a crime fiction titled ‘The Charmed Lock.’
His movie credits include – Give and Take, Destiny, Hostess, Ọmọge (Damsel), – Pardonable, Unforgivable, and Happy Homes (a drama series once aired on DSTV among others.
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