Veteran Nollywood Actor, Ignis Ekwe, who was well known for his role in the popular Soap Opera “Éveryday Peopleâ€, has passed on, his family member confirms.Â
The thespian, who played iconic roles in “Cockcrow at Dawn’’, “Igodo†and other epic movies, reportedly died in Benin, after a brief illness.
Actress Yvonne Jegede, who is a niece to the late thespian took to her Instagram page, @yvonnejegedefawole on Tuesday to mourn him.
She wrote:‘’My heart is bleeding, my heart is heavy. Who do I blame? Who do i question? The inevitable has struck again. #AdateToRemember# R.i.p Uncle Ignis Ekwe’’.
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The Edo-born actor was a scriptwriter, and a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communications, Auchi Polytechnic, in Edo until his death.
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