Popular Nollywood actor and production manager Abiodun Aleja is dead.
According to reports, Aleja took ill following a fall at home and was admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
According to family sources, he went into a coma after the fall but was revived days later at the hospital, however, he passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021.
Aleja was a contributor to several Nollywood flicks and a collaborator with Kunle Afolayan and Tunde Kelani.
Aleja remained popular for his role in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 hit.
Chairman of the Lagos chapter of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, (NANTAP), Makinde Adeniran, broke the news of his death on Saturday.