While we await more details on where and how exactly popular Yoruba actor, Olumide Bakare, died, one of his colleagues and President of one of the umbrella bodies under which Yoruba-speaking actors operate, Dele Odule, has confirmed his demise.
According to him:’ I officially announce the death of one of us, a veteran actor, Olumide Bakare (Chief Koko). He slept yesterday at the age of 65, you’ll be kept posted with other arrangement…Dele Odule.’
The late actor’s other colleagues have also been showering him with encomiums ever since the news broke. The family, as at the time of writing this, had not issued any official statement as regards his burial.
YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, meanwhile, gathered that the man became deeply religious in his final months – going to church, taking part in vigils, etc.