Nollywood actor Murphy Afolabi’s daughter, Fathia Ayomide Afolabi, has taken to social media to mourn his demise.
The thespian died on Sunday, May 14, 2023, from injuries he sustained from falling down in the bathroom of his house in Ikorodu, Lagos State, and will be laid to rest on Monday evening, May 15.
Taking to TikTok to pay tribute to her late father, Fathia shared a video collage of some of their beautiful moments together.
Sharing the video, the bereaved daughter noted that her father’s death still feels unreal and wished for him to wake up.
“I still can’t believe it, daddy please wake up. This is too much for me, daddy,” she wrote.
Watch video below,
In other news, Nollywood has been thrown into mourning following the death of yet another popular actor, Chikezie Uwazie, in the United States.
The veteran was one of the top actors in the Nigerian film industry in the 2000s before he relocated to the United States seven years ago.
One of his colleagues, Obey Etok Chima, who confirmed the devastating news, said he died after a second brain surgery.
“I can’t believe I’m posting this. I can’t imagine am posting this. Chikezie Uwazie goneeeee. After a 2nd brain surgery. Gini na emezi. Am so shocked to get this news this evening. Just got this from our IMSU alumni platform. I thought you told me you were going to the states for greener pastures. You promised to come back some years back but I didn’t see you. Can’t believe you are gone but God knows best. Rest on Chyko,” she wrote.
