The Yoruba sector of Nigeria’s movie industry, aka Nollywood, has just been hit by a major tragedy barely 24 hours into the new year.
Veteran and voluminous actress, Toyin Majekodunmi, is no more. She died on Monday, January 2, 2017.
Popularly known as Iya Kike, the cause of her death remained uncertain as at the time of writing this. Although a source later confided in YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine that it was health-related.
Married to another actor, Solomon Majekodunmi, alias Baba Kekere, prior to embracing acting, she worked for the Lagos State Ministry of Information and was part of myriad popular Yoruba movies.
Her colleagues have been in mourning ever since the news broke. The family, meanwhile, was yet to issue any statement regarding her burial plans.