Veteran actor Kasimu Yero has died in Kaduna on Sunday at the age of 70. The deceased’s eldest son, Mansur Kasimu Yero, said his father died at his residence in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, after a protracted illness. Yero, who was buried at Bachama Road Cemetry in Kaduna, is survived by eight children.
Yero would be affectionately remembered for his role as ‘Uncle Gaga’ in the now rested ’80s situational comedy, Cock Crow At Dawn, and as one of the lead characters in Abubakar Imam’s TV series, Magana Jari Ce.
The departed was one of the early popular northern faces in Nigeria’s entertainment industry and had the aptitude for interpreting humorous scripts.
Although Yero was born in Zaria, he moved to Kaduna when he became of school-age to live with his grandfather, Malam Mohammed Sambo, who held the traditional title of Magajin Garin Kaduna.
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, has described Yero as a shining star and a colossus of the creative industry.
El-Rufai, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, said the veteran actor would be missed by all.