Veteran Yoruba actor Musiliu Ajikanle is dead

Musiliu Ajikanle, a veteran Yoruba actor, has died.

Ajikanle passed away on Monday after a seven-year battle with stroke.

Saliu Gbolagade, a Nollywood filmmaker and actor, made the announcement on Monday via Instagram.

The filmmaker wrote alongside a photo of the deceased:
“Ina Lilah Waina Allah Rajiun. God gave each of us the gift of life, and God gifted us with eternal life.

“Rest well, my dear friend Musiliu Ajikanle, your footsteps can never be filled, nor your love ever forgotten. May the blessings and peace of a good life lived follow you into heaven.”

Yoruba movie celebrities like Ayo Mogaji, Fathia Balogun, Sola Kosoko, and actor Portable took to the comments section to express their condolences.