Nollywood actors Sanyeri, Saidi Balogun and others have mourned veteran Yoruba actress Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi.
The actors shared pictures of Orisabunmi on Instagram on Wednesday.
Sanyeri said, “This is painful and so sad. Mrs Folakemi Aremu(Orisabunmi).. May your gentle soul continue to rest in peace. This is a great loss to the industry,” he wrote.
“Good Night Orisabunmi ..O sad! May her Soul rest perfect peace,” Saidi wrote.
Another actor Kunle Afod also mourned the actress.
President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr Latin, confirmed Orisabunmi died on Tuesday night in a message seen by Qed.ng on Wednesday morning.
“It is so sad we lost a Priceless Jewel, a very rare gem in the Nigerian film industry, Chief Mrs Folakemi Aremu, aka Orisabunmi, to the cold hands of death last night,” Mr Latin said.