Veteran Nollywood actor Tom Njemanze has died following a long battle with prostate cancer.
The news of his passing was confirmed on Saturday by filmmaker Stanley Ontop, who revealed that the beloved actor died on Friday.
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Njemanze was renowned for his outstanding performances in some of Nollywood’s most memorable films.
“It’s another sad period as we just received news from Tom Njemanze’s family that he has succumbed to his ailment and passed on yesterday. May his soul RIP. It’s well. We tried to save him Buh God knows best. Nollywood lost another legend. Ije Uwa,” Stanley wrote in an emotional Instagram post.
Tom Njemanze gained prominence in the 1990s and went on to feature in numerous popular Nigerian films such as Tokunboh, Pounds and Dollars, Atosa, Issakaba, Osuofia in London, Brain Box, and Igbotic Love, among many others.
In the period leading up to his death, Stanley Ontop had shared a touching video via Instagram, in which he disclosed the actor’s medical condition and made a public appeal for financial support to aid in a critical surgery.
