September 15, (THEWILL) – Adejumo Bolanle, Nigerian actress and wife of the late veteran comedian, Baba Sala, is dead. She was 78 years old.
Adejumo Emmanuel, the deceased’s son, disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday night.
Emmanuel, however, did not disclose the circumstances that led to the death of his mother.
In the post, he recalled how the actress began comedy with his late father and played a prominent role in the Alawada comedy group for 15 years.
“And finally, Sala takes a bow, I celebrated her 78th birthday in July, she did not tell me she will be going to eternity soonest,” he wrote.
“My mum started with my dad in the comedy company, Alawada Comedy Group and she was the one to first play the role of Sala on stage, the role she played for almost 15 years before another junior wife took over. I love her so much because she is abiyamo tooto.
“My mother left me… I cant just forget you mum. I did not expect this at this time mum but there is nothing we can do as God knows the best. Love you so much mum. Just rest in peace.”
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