Veteran Nollywood actor Olumide Bakare has passed away.

Bakare has reportedly been battling a heart and lung related ailment for over a year now and finally succumbed.

He passed away in the early hours of Saturday, April 22.

Fellow actor Saidu Balogun confirmed the news to the Nigerian Tribune.

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“…Olumide Bakare is dead.” he said. “He died on his way to his hospital. When I called his number, his personal assistant picked his phone and told me he was dead. That’s how much I can say for now,”