Veteran Nollywood actor, Dejumo Lewis, is dead. He aged 80.
Gatekeepers News reports that the actor Lewis demise was confirmed by actor, Saidi Balogun, via a post shared on Instagram account on Saturday.
Sharing the photo of the late veteran, Saidi wrote, “Good night DEJUMO LEWIS, may your soul rest in perfect peace. RIP.”
Lewis is a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stared Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson and many others.
Lewis is also known for his memorable performances in acclaimed films such as “A Place in the Stars” (2014), “Crossroads” (2020), and “Power of 1” (2018).