Dimbo Atiya, a top Nollywood film director, has died. Atiya reportedly died on Thursday morning.
Seun Oloketuyi, founder of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), announced the sad news in an Instagram post on Thursday.
He wrote: “Dimba Atiya is dead. The top Nollywood director passed on this morning. Details later.”
Also sharing the deceased’s picture on Instagram, actor Mofe Duncan wrote, “God no, not Dimbo. I’m devastated. One of the greatest minds of the entertainment industry.”
As of the time of this report, Dimbo’s cause of death is still unknown.
His passing was announced just hours after Tope Osoba, an actress, passed away.
The family of late Nollywood actress Tope Osoba has dismissed viral reports surrounding her death.
The actress passed on Tuesday evening, just a few minutes after speaking with some of her colleagues on the phone and posting “Ogo Tuntun”, meaning new glory, on her WhatsApp status around 7:23 pm.
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Her death came nearly two years after she pleaded with the general public for financial aid for her breast cancer surgery and treatment.
Reports had attributed the actress’ death to her battle with cancer.
However, dismissing the reports in an official statement shared on the actress’s Instagram page on Thursday, her family said she didn’t die from cancer.
While failing to disclose the main cause of her sudden death, the family said, “We are deeply saddened by the spread of false and unverified reports concerning the passing of our beloved.
“At this difficult time, we wish to categorically state that the numerous claims circulating on social media and various blogs regarding the circumstances surrounding her death are false, speculative, and entirely unauthorized.”
While urging the public “to refrain from sharing or promoting misinformation that only adds to the pain our family is already enduring”, the family noted that further information will be made public on her official page.
