Nollywood veteran actor, Jimoh Aliu has died.
Aliu reportedly passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, after a brief illness.
Confirming his death, Rasaq Aliu, the deceased’s son, disclosed that he died at the age of 81 in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The deceased’s body would however be moved to his residence at Adebayo area in Ado-Ekiti before being taken to his hometown, Okemesi Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state, where he would be buried tomorrow (Friday, September 18).
Amongst actors who have taken to social media to mourn Aliu is Funke Daramola.
Her post on Instagram read: “We have lost another veteran again o 😭😭😭😭Baba aworo is dead.
“We thank God that he was one of the old veterans we celebrated last year, but for covid we haven’t been able to do much this year, but we thank God when baba was alive we did our little quota, may God grant him eternal peace in Jesus name.”
Born on November 11, 1939 in Okemesi, Aliu aside from acting was a traditionalist who also learnt Ifa divination from his father.
His acting career started in 1959 when he joined the late Hubert Ogunde theatre group. He however left the group to form his own in 1966.
Some of his famous television dramas of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s include –Arelu and Yanpin Yanrin.
May his soul rest in peace.
