OBITUARY: Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan — the auto-mechanic, boxer who became Nollywood’s legendary ‘Mr. Nice Guy’
For the millennial and older Gen Z audience of the Yoruba section of Nollywood, Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan was… The post OBITUARY: Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan — the auto-mechanic, boxer who became Nollywood’s legendary ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ appeared first on TheCable .
On Monday, the remains of famed Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, widely known as Ogogo, were laid to rest in Ilaro, Ogun State. A video captured the emotional funeral procession, with family, friends, colleagues, and mourners gathered to bid farewell to the 66-year-old actor. Ogogo's close friend and colleague, Yinka Quadri, was visibly distraught, weeping as mourners tried to comfort him.
Other notable figures present at the burial included Jide Kosoko, Faithia Balogun, Femi Adebayo, Mr Latin, Toyosi Adesanya, Ireti Osayemi, Bisi Omo Logbalogba, and Bola Oyin-Adejobi, who had all traveled to Ilaro to pay their respects. Actor Bola Oyin-Adejobi expressed his condolences in an interview before the ceremony, praying for Ogogo to reach Al-Jannah Firdaus.
Prior to his passing, Ogogo had been battling stage-four cancer, prompting his daughters, Kaira and Lima Taiwo, to appeal for medical help. The Ilaro Muslim Community organized the burial prayer, commemorating the legendary actor's significant contributions to Yoruba-language films, which spanned more than four decades.
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