THE Nigerian home movie industry was again thrown into mourning following news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, on Tuesday, April 23.
Movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page, while mourning Adigwe, wrote: “Rest in peace, good actor.”
Adigwe’s death is came about two weeks after Junior Pope and three other Nollywood actors and a make-up artist died in a boat mishap on Anam River, Anambra State, on their way to a location.
Adigwe gained recognition primarily for portraying fatherly characters in Nollywood films, but his breakthrough role came as ‘Mr. B’ in the popular sitcom, Basi and Company.
He also appeared in the highly successful 2019 movie, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free.
Although born in Enugu State and spent his early years there, he later moved to Austria, where he completed his primary and secondary education.
