Nollywood actor, Toyosi Arigbabuwo is dead

Veteran Yoruba actor, Toyosi Arigbabuwo, who featured in many Yoruba home videos among whom are Ogborielemosho and Bashorun Gaa has passed on.

He died at his residence located at Ile-Alli area along the Apete-Arola Road in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. A family source confirmed the death of the veteran Yoruba actor to our reporter. The family source said that Arigbabuwo died on Monday evening in his house.

The source, who confirmed the incident, added that the deceased has been sick for over six months until his demise. He said: “He has been sick for over six months ago. He has been sick for close to a year now.”

The Yoruba genre of Nollywood has since been thrown into mourning again following the death of the talented thespian.

His death was painful and shocking to many stakeholders particularly as the movie industry genre not long ago lost thespians like Samuel Akinpelu otherwise called Alabi Yellow and Fasasi Olabankewin popularly called Dagunro.

Some filmmakers and actors have also bemoaned the loss. Filmmaker, Niji Akanni, pained by the news, mourned the actor on his Facebook page.

He wrote, “And so, death plucks another of the brightest of Yoruba cinema. Alhaji Toyosi Arigbabuwo, veteran theatre and film actor and an exemplary gentleman.  I had the honour of working with this consummate craftsman and a director’s delight twice; on  “Aramotu’ (2009) and in ‘Heroes and Zeros” (2011).

Until his death, he was the Public Relations Officer of the Muslim Community in Apete-Awotan-Ayegun and environs in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo state.