Veteran Nollywood actor Jimi Solanke has died at age 81

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Dickson Awolaja confirmed the news to the media on Monday.

Nigerian actor and dramatist, Jimi Solanke has died at age 81 after a brief battle with an illness.

According to a report in the Punch, the renowned writer and poet passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024. He is said to have passed away while being transported from his rural home in Ipara Remo, Remo North Local Government Area, Ogun State, to Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan.

The report states that Solanke had been in and out of the hospital between December 2023 to February 2024.

According to the outlet, the news of his death was confirmed by Dickson Awolaja who represents Remo North State Constituency at the State Assembly.

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By Ibukunoluwa Daramola.