By Mark Ogagan
Veteran Nigerian movie icon, Olu Jacobs is alive and well. This clarification comes directly from his family.
Earlier on Sunday, reports of the veteran actor’s death dominated social media, prompting fans to panic and share condolences.
It is the third time in four years that the award-winning actor would be rumoured dead.
Soji Jacobs, the actor’s son, confirmed to a local TV station that his father is “very much alive.”
To further discredit the rumours, Mr. Jacobs shared a video showing his father, though frail, in good spirits while having his beard shaved and engaging in light conversation with his barber.
The video showed the son informing his father (Olu Jacobs) about the death rumours that surfaced Sunday, and the actor appeared shocked.
Betty Irabor, Genevieve Magazine publisher and a close friend of Joke Jacobs, the actor’s wife, also debunked the news. She tweeted, “Olu Jacob is well and alive. Please ignore all rumours of his passing. He is alive, please.”
Similarly, the Actors Guild spokesperson, Kate Henshaw, expressed displeasure over the death rumours that emerge regularly.
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