Veteran Nollywood actor Diewait Ikpechukwu dies at 71
His death was confirmed on Friday by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abubakar Yakubu. The post Veteran Nollywood actor Diewait Ikpechukwu dies at 71 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Veteran Nollywood actor Diewait Ikpechukwu has died at the age of 71. Premium Times reports that the death was confirmed on Friday by Abubakar Yakubu, the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). Daily Post Nigeria reports that the actor died on Thursday following a battle with an undisclosed illness.
Following the news, the actor's daughter, Chiamaka, requested that the AGN remove its mourning post regarding her father from its platform. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Chiamaka asked to be the one to announce the death herself and requested that no one contact her or post posters of her father.
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