By Akinwale Kasali
Death has once again struck and thrown the Nigeria Movie Industry, Nollywood, into mourning following the death of Sidikat Odunkanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko.
The Veteran Actress had been bedridden for a while now, and was once pronounced dead back in 2022 when she was down with stroke. She came back to life three hours later.
Since then, she had been recuperating from stroke before giving up the ghost late Wednesday evening, June 28th, 2023.
The 64-Year Veteran Actress had been in the Movie industry for over four decades.
Her passing was announced by her daughter, Bisi Aisha, on Facebook.
She wrote: “May Your Soul Rest In Peace”.
Also confirming Oko’s demise, a colleague, Foluke Daramola-Salako, took to her Instagram page and wrote: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”.
The late actress 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.
Before her demise, Daramola-Salako and the likes of Iyabo Ojo, Bolaji Amusan, Mercy Aigbe, Biodun Okeowo and others assisted her financially when she was totally bedridden.
She would be missed in the industry for her good interpretation of roles.
