Veteran Nollywood actor, Oludotun Jacobs, is alive and well, contrary to rumours circulating online, according to his wife.
There have been reports online that Olu Jacobs died on Sunday after a prolonged battle with dementia.
Jacobs’ wife who is also a veteran actress, Joke Silva on Sunday told TheNEWS and PMNEWS that “her husband is alive and doing just fine”.
Similarly, on Sunday, Betty Irabor, a Nigerian writer and columnist debunked the rumour on her social media handles, saying, “Olu Jacob is well and alive..pls ignore all rumors of his passing.”
This is not the first time such news about the veteran actor will trend online.
In June 2020, there was a similar report that trended on the then Twitter (now X) and Facebook.
The then spokesperson of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Monalisa Chinda-Coker, later debunked the news.
In August 2022, there was also rumour concerning the actor’s death.
His wife, Joke, later debunked the news and threatened legal action against those spreading the information.
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, a highly respected Nigerian actor and film executive, widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential African actors of his time, was born on July 11, 1942.
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