Famous Nollywood actor and movie director, Kunle Iyiola Afod, has expressed his gratitude to God after surviving a ghastly accident leaving his driver burnt.
The actor disclosed in a post on his Instagram page that the bus he boarded got burnt alongside the driver. He revealed that an elderly man who came to help also sustained several injuries.
Kunle disclosed, however, that although there were no deaths recorded a lot of people suffered a severe degree of injuries from the fire.
Kunle Afod wrote on his page: “Earlier today, a disaster tend to happen as my bus got burnt, the driver was brutally burnt by fire, and also an older man who intend to render assistance was equally burnt but special thanks to God Almighty that no life was claimed”.
ThenewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Kunle was born in Lagos on October 24, 1973, and hails from Oyo state, Nigeria.
He has established himself as one of the Yoruba Nollywood multi-talented actors.
Kunle started his elementary education at Festac, Lagos, and completed it in Owo, Ondo state.
After his elementary education, he proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Jos, where he had his secondary education.
While still in secondary school, he began acting under the guidance of renowned performer Jide Ogungbade, who mentored him for seven years.
Jahman Anikulapo and Ben Tomoloju are two other well-known actors who gave him advice and assisted him in honing his acting abilities.
Later he joined the Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group under the tutelage of Adebayo Salami, the renowned actor and director.
Kunle has been featured in hundreds of Nollywood films. Some of these include Ewe Koko (2006), Esuru (2006), Igbako (2020), Odi ada (2005) and others.
He is married to Desola Afod, and they are blessed with four sons. However, Kunle has another daughter, Angel Afod, from another marriage.
However, recall that Desola had taken to social media to insinuate that they are separated.
