![]() ![]() He appeared in over 60 movies before his death, including ‘Ifa Olokun’, ‘Omowunmi’, ‘Jimi Bendel’, ‘Wasila Coded’, ‘Olokiki Oru’, and ‘Idera’.īarely 24 hours earlier, news had filtered in that a veteran actor, Saint Obi, had passed on at the age of 57 after a protracted illness. Prior to that, he had studied Theatre Arts and Film Production at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. Rest in peace, Murphy Afolabi, Saint Obi, Adidigba, and Techno Sound.”īorn on May 5, 1974, Afolabi got into the movie industry in 2001. ![]() We lost four people in the space of two days. Sunnnre ooo (rest in peace).”Īnother actor, Kunle Afod, wrote, “Black weekend in the industry. It doesn’t matter if you’re wise or a fool ultimately, because everyone ends up dying. “Vanity upon vanity, everything we do is ‘vanity’, empty, futile and short-lived. Rest in peace is so difficult to write, but I wish you a peaceful exit as you face your next journey that no human can explain.”Īn actor and filmmaker, Damola Olatunji, shared a picture of the deceased on Instagram and added the caption, “Murphy, but why? We all celebrated your birthday on May 5, not knowing it was you saying goodbye. Oku nsunku oku (the dead is crying for the dead). May God grant you eternal rest, Murphy.”Īctress, Liz Da-Silva, posted a picture of a lit candle on Instagram and added the caption, “Hmm…Murfiano, as I call him. We lost Murphy.”Ī popular comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, wrote, “I am in total shock. I pray that may his soul rest in peace.”ĭisbelievingly, a popular actor, Odunlade Adekola, posted a pitch-black image and added the caption, “Jesus Christ. Oku nsunkun oku (the dead is crying for the dead). I am deeply sad and shocked on hearing this sad news. Posting a picture of the deceased, she wrote, “We celebrated your birthday just a few days ago. May the supreme Almighty Allah rest the gentle soul of actor, Murphy Afolabi, in absolute peace and grant his loved ones the grace to bear this unfortunate loss…Masha Allahu.”Īnother actress, Dayo Amusa, expressed her grief on Instagram. ![]() Yet another filmmaker, Fidelis Duker, wrote, “What is really happening? I am just watching him in a movie now.”Ī film director and the organiser of the popular comedy show, ‘Night of a Thousand Laughs’, Opa Williams, added, “So, death is becoming this cheap?”Ī veteran actress, Kofoworola Atanda, popularly known as Madam Kofo, wrote, “So sad. ![]() He was corroborated by the Managing Director of the popular movie marketing company, Corporate Pictures Nigeria Limited, Abdullahi Abdulrasaq. But, that was exactly what happened when news filtered in that an actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, had passed on that morning.Īfolabi, who acted in Yoruba movies, was said to have fallen in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, May 14, 2023.Ī filmmaker and the president of a guild of Yoruba movie directors, Seun Olaiya, shared the sad news on a WhatsApp platform populated by filmmakers. When actors, filmmakers and fans woke up on Sunday (yesterday), they did not expect that they would be thrown into another round of mourning after crying in quick succession over the deaths of some notable personalities in the industry in the space of some days. TOFARATI IGE writes on the deaths of three Nollywood actors- Murphy Afolabi, Adedigba Mukaila (Alafin Oro) and Obinna Nwafor (Saint Obi) and a sound technician known simply as Techno Sound, in a space of days ![]()
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