Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62.
Muonagor was said to have suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis.
The sudden news of his demise comes just a few days after a viral video where he solicited funds to help him have a Kidney transplant.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muonagor, a native of Idemili, in Anambra, was born Aug. 20, 1962.
He was an actor and producer. In 2016, he was nominated for AMVCA 2017 Best Actor in a Comedy.
In 1989, after his youth service, Muonagor started working for the News Agency of Nigeria. He left his job a few years later for an acting role in his first movie as Akunatakasi in Taboo 1, a Nigerian movie.
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