By Halimah Olamide
A veteran Nigerian actor Dejumo Lewis has died.
Lewis was popular with the Nigerian well known soap Village Headmaster.
Born in 1943, he died at the age of 80.
No details were provided over his death but it was shared by another actor Said Balogun.
Lewis is a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stared Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson and many others.
Lewis is also known for his memorable performances in acclaimed films such as “A Place in the Stars” (2014), “Crossroads” (2020), and “Power of 1” (2018).