Legendary comic actor, Femi Ogunrombi, who is popular for his role in Wale Adenuga’s comedy series, “Papa Ajasco” is dead.
This has been confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Shaibu Husseini.
Although the details given by Husseini are quite sketchy, he, however, confirmed that the seasoned thespian breathed his last on Saturday, January 14, 2023.
“I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with the National Troupe of Nigeria and one-time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular WAP Comic Series ‘Papa Ajasco’, Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead.
“I am told that the actor, singer and trained nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening,” he wrote on his social media pages.
I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with @NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the 'Papa Ajasco' character on the popular @waleadenugaprod Comic Series 'Papa Ajasco' Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is DEAD!
Journey well Sir pic.twitter.com/teM5MFerAY
— Husseini Shaibu, Ph.D (@igalaman) January 14, 2023
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ogunrombi was the Director of Studies at the Pencil Film and Television Institute (PEFTI), Lagos. He has over three-decade experience as a musicologist.
He studied at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife after his secondary school at Adventist Grammar School, Ede, Nigeria.