Dan Nkoloagu, a veteran Nigerian actor known for playing native doctors in Nollywood films, is dead.
Dan Nkoloagu Jnr., his son, broke the tragic news in a statement issued via his Facebook page on Saturday.
He was aged 83 and passed on after battling with illness for some years now.
The report of his death was announced by his eldest son, Dan Nkoloagu junior, who expressed disappointment in his father for leaving without saying goodbye.
Although Nkoloagu’s son didn’t reveal the cause of the actor’s death, it was said that he breathed his last on Friday.
“It was a Black Friday for us yesterday as my dad left us without saying goodbye,” the bereaved son wrote.
The late Nkoloagu, prior to his death, starred in many movies and took delight in playing the role of a kinsman or palace elder.
He is also known to have been a broadcaster before diverting into the movie industry.