Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina Popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, is dead.
The news of his death was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on Thursday night.
He posted Olofa Ina’s picture with a caption “Goodnight legend Chief Deji Akinremi (Olofa Ina) RIP.”
The cause of the death of the 73-year-old actor who was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry in his lifetime cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report .
In June 2021, during the sexual assault case involving his colleague, Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha, he had said the saga cannot lead to a division among theatre practitioners.
“It can’t cause a division.
“The issue here is that the youngsters of today didn’t participate in associations, they met fortune on the ground.
“Those of us who suffered before we could earn a living in the business of theatre won’t want a division in our midst,” he said.
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