WHILE Nigerians were still mourning the death of Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, a popular Yoruba actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, passed on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
The veteran actor was reported to have fallen in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, May 14, 2023, and was led to rest at the same residence in the evening hours of Monday, May 15, 2023.
While speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, May 15, Yusuf Lateef, the family head of Fetuata, Afolabi's family compound in Osogbo, said, “Initially, we were planning to have him buried here, in Osogbo but his children insisted that he should be buried in Lagos, where he resides with his family.
"As his family in Osogbo, we have been meeting and making plans concerning his burial, and we will be sending representatives to Lagos this morning (May 15, 2023)."
Born on May 5, 1974, and a graduate of Iree Polytechnic, Osun State, Afolabi appeared in over 70 movies before his death which includes Ifa Olokun, Omowunmi, Jimi Bendel, Wasila Coded, and Idera.
