Actor Murphy Afolabi Dies in a Domestic Accident
In less than 48 hours, the Nigeria Movie Industry, Nollywood, has lost three of its members.
First it was Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, followed by Mukaila Adedigba, a veteran Actor of Yoruba genre of the industry, and now Murphy Afolabi.
Afolabi died in a domestic accident.
It was gathered that he slipped in the bathroom, hit his head on the floor and sustained serious head injuries.
He died on the way to the hospital.
The news of his death was confirmed by one of his colleagues, Tunde Ola-Yusuf, who took to his social media platform Sunday afternoon to mourn Afolabi.
He wrote: “REST IN PEACE…
“May God give the family and close associates the fortitude to bear the loss.
Another actor, Odunlade Adekola took to his Instagram page to react in shock. He shared a photo of pitch darkness and captioned it with: “Jesus Christ,We lost Murphy”, he said.
Other Yoruba Actors took to their social media platforms to mourn Afolabi.
The 49-year-old celebrated his birthday barely a week ago Friday, May 5th, 2023.
