Veteran Nollywood actor, director, Abiodun Aleja is dead

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Popular Nollywood actor and production manager Abiodun Aleja is dead.

According to reports, Aleja took ill following a fall at home and was admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

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According to family sources, he went into a coma after the fall but was revived days later at the hospital, however, he passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021.

Aleja was a contributor to several Nollywood flicks and a collaborator with Kunle Afolayan and Tunde Kelani.

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Aleja remained popular for his role in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 hit.

Chairman of the Lagos chapter of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, (NANTAP), Makinde Adeniran, broke the news of his death on Saturday.

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