By Akinwale Kasali
Nollywood, has been dealt another blow, following the death of fast rising Nollywood Actor, Kabiri Fubara.
The movie star was said to have died of large mid-stage kidney tumor/cancer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he was receiving treatment.
Breaking the news of the actor’s death, his sister, Aya Eneli, via her Twitter page on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, wrote:
“My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, but not hopeless. He lived fully and with joy. Left a great body of work. Will be a powerful ancestor. I love you, #ChiefBlack. I do not own the rights to this song,”
Until his death, Karibi Fubara was a Nollywood actor who rose to prominence after starring in ‘Before 30.’
He went on to star in several movies including God Calling, Quam’s Money, Castle and Castle, Royal Hibiscus Hotel and Smart Money Woman.
In 2020, the movie star took to his Instagram page where he revealed how he found out he had a large mid-stage kidney tumor/cancer.
Also, another family member, Kalanne Fubara, shared the sad news on social media Wednesday evening.
“He was a warrior, now he’s an angel in heaven,” Kalanne wrote.
The “God calling” actor was married to popular Nollywood fashion entrepreneur, Yolanda Okereke.
They tied the nuptial knot in 2019.
