Hausa actress, Aisha Dankano, popularly known as Sima, has died after a brief illness at home in the Gwammaja area of Kano State.
She breathed her last on Tuesday and was immediately buried according to Islamic rites.
Actor and family friend of the deceased, Nuhu Abdullahi, also confirmed the “Aisha died at about 2pm this afternoon,” a colleague of the deceased, Nuhu Abdullahi told Premium Times. “We are all in a sober mood in the Kannywood at the moment.
“We might not get her replacement in the industry. She is a fantastic, creative actress,” Abdullahi said.
Another actress, Ummah Shehu, said she could not believe it when the news was broken to her.
Known for playing the role of a villainess, Aisha will be remembered for movies like known for Jarumai and Dan Tijara.
Her death comes three days after septuagenarian Nollywood veteran actor, Festus Aguebor, passed on in Benin City, Edo State.
