Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was buried in his hometown of Ilaro in Ogun State on Monday, Vanguard has reported. The Yoruba film actor was 66.
Family members, friends, colleagues and fans gathered in Ilaro to bid Hassan farewell. The report described an atmosphere of grief as those present mourned the actor and paid tribute to him.
Hassan was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. The supplied report does not provide the names of those who attended, details of any remarks made at the burial or the specific tributes delivered in his honour.
The available evidence also does not state the cause of Hassan’s death or provide further information about the circumstances preceding it. No family statement or additional account was included in the supplied material.