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Popular Yoruba Actor Passes At 80

Michael Chukwuebuka, Reporting

Popular actor, Chief Sunday Akanbi Akinola, also known as Baba Feyikogbon, has passed at 80.

The actor was born on September 19, 1942.

The thespian hit the limelight in the 1980s and 1990s with his popular weekly sitcom, the Feyikogbon series, which aired on NTA Channel 7 Lagos for over 13 years.

Stonix News recalled that Pa Akinola suffered kidney failure for years and sought help from the public in 2019.

He had requested N30 million to travel abroad to treat kidney failure and hypertension.

Earlier in a 2014 interview, the octogenarian declared that his popular play only gave him fame without fortune.

After battling the ailments for years, he has eventually passed.

Yoruba movie actors have taken to Instagram to mourn him.

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