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Veteran Nollywood Actor, Pa Kasumu Dies At 67

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Olukayode Odumosu popular known as 'Pa Kasumu' has died after a brief illness on Sunday in a private hospital in Abeokuta.

 

Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako confirmed his passing in a statement on social media, saying "Our model-actor, Pa Kayode Odumosu, finally takes a bow.

It is with so much pain in our hearts that we announce that he has given up the ghost after a brief illness.

This news was broken by a close source that lives around the hospital where he gave up the ghost.

We will keep you updated with more information on the sad event."

Pa Kusumu was in 2013 diagnosed with a heart condition, Biventricular Heart Failure.

In 2019, Daramola established 'Nolly Veteran SOS Project 2019', a lifeline for ageing and ailing Nollywood veterans, which Kasumu benefitted from the initiative.

Kusumu starred in movies including 'Living in Bondage', 'The Figurine', 'Issakaba', 'Osuofia in London', 'Igodo', 'Sango' and 'Karishika' among others.

Fans, friends and family have taken to social media to eulogize the iconic actor.

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