Another Nollywood Actor, Murphy Afolabi is Dead

Few hours after the reported dead of  Saint Obi, was announced, another popular Yoruba actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, is reportedly dead.

Born on May 5, 1974, Afolabi got into the movie industry in 2001. He was a graduate of Ire Polytechnic, Osun State.

He appeared in over 60 movies before his death. His film credits include ‘Ifa Olokun’, ‘Omowunmi’, ‘Jimi Bendel’, ‘Wasila Coded’, ‘Olokiki Oru’, and ‘Idera

The thespian was said to have fallen down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, May 14, 2023.

A filmmaker and the president of the Yoruba movies directors guild, Seun Olaiya, shared the sad news on a WhatsApp platform populated by filmmakers. 

Olaiya’s message was corroborated by the Managing Director of the popular movie marketing company, Corporate Pictures Nigeria Limited, Abdullahi Abdulrasaq.

Olaiya wrote, “I swear to God just before the news, I was still hailing him. This is really a rude shock to me.” 

Showbiz personality and the convener of the Best of Nollywood Awards, Seun Oloketuyi, who also confirmed the news to journalists, said, “It is true. He passed away after taking a fall in his bathroom at his house in Ikorodu this morning.”