Yoruba actor, Baba Atoli, is dead
Nigerian actor, Olaniyi Raji, better known as Baba Atoli has died after a prolonged battle with an illness.
Actress Foluke Daramola announced the passing away of the actor through her Instagram page on Thursday.
Sharing a photo of the late actor, she wrote “Sad we lost baba Atoli. Such a shame.”
Friends and family of the late actor also took to social media to mourn him.
Before his death, Baba Atoli had in an interview solicited for financial help following an illness.
The late actor called on the national president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin and the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for support.
Baba Atoli’s death comes about a week after the passing away of actor Yinka Ogundaisi.
