Iyabo Oko, a Yoruba Nollywood actress, died on Wednesday, according to her daughter, who broke the news on social media.
Iyabo Oko, who had been absent from the film industry for some years, had been battling illness, which led to her death.
Though the circumstances of her death have not been made public, her daughter, Bisi Aisha, a female soldier, verified her death.
“May ur soul rest in peace, Mummy,” she wrote..
Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako also confirmed her death.
On her Instagram page, Daramola-Salako wrote: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”.
Before her demise, the 61-year-old actress battled with ill-health which caused her to take a long break from the movie scene
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