Nollywood actress, Ibiwari Etuk has written a touching note to her late colleague, Sam Obiago who passed on late 2021.
Recall that in December Kemi Filani News had reported that Nollywood lost one of its veteran actors, Samuel Obiago, to the cold arms of death.
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the news of his colleague’s death.
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”He suffered from a stroke for some time now, which has been managed, but sadly he died in the early hours of 2am today, ” Rollas said.
The actor, who was popularly known as Daddy Sam by his colleagues, had a career in the banking sector before he quit banking for acting.
Barely eight months after he passed on, Ibiwari Etuk has written him a note of how she drove past his house and said prayers for him.
Taking to her Instagram page, the actress wrote, “I drove by your house this morning, stopped and said a prayer. Keep resting well Daddy Sam. God is God and he knows all.”
Obiago started acting in Nollywood movies in 2013 and had risen to be one of the star actors in the Nigerian movie industry.
He was Bilingual (French and English) and often played the role of Kings, fatherly roles in movies.
He often starred alongside the likes of Zubby Michael, Ken Erics, Regina Daniels, Yul Edochie, Chika Ike, Destiny Etiko, Chizzy Alichi and Rachael Okonkwo.