Veteran Nollywood actor, director, Abiodun Aleja is dead

Veteran Nollywood actor, director, Abiodun Aleja is dead

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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