Just In: Veteran Nollywood Actress Iyabo Oko Is Dead

Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi professionally known as Iyabo Oko, has reportedly passed on. She was aged 63.

Iyabo Oko, reportedly died on Wednesday according to her daughter, Bisi Aisha, a female soldier who broke the news via social media.

“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”

Iyabo Oko, who has been away from the movie scene for years now, has been battling ill health which has now led to her untimely demise.

She was born on the 15th of November 1960 in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State.

Sidikat had stage names such as “Iyabo Oko” “Apoti Aje” Sisi Mama”.

Last year, one of her daughters, Olamide, disclosed that her mother was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago but kept her health issues away from the public.

Yoruba Nollywood stars including Foluke Daramola, Iyabo Ojo, Bolaji Amusan, Mercy Aigbe and Biodun Okeowo, others assisted financially in the past.

Her death is coming weeks after her junior colleague, Murphy Afolabi died in a controversial circumstance.