A popular Nigerian actor and comedian Femi Ogunrombi has died.
Ogunrombi took over as Papa Ajasco in the popular comedy series by Wale Adenuga when the first actor in that role Richard Ayoyinka was dropped off.
Shaibu Hussain, a theatre practitioner confirmed on his Twitter page that he was aware that the actor passed on.
He wrote “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with @NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular @waleadenugaprod Comic Series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is DEAD!
Journey well Sir”