Kudirat Odukanwi, also known as Iyabo Oko, was a well-known Yoruba actress.
On Wednesday, January 5, the veteran actress who had been bedridden for nearly five years passed away.
After photographs and videos of her looking frail circulated on the Internet recently, late Odukanwi debunked rumors of her death in 2021.
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Olamide, the actress’s 61-year-old daughter, also disclosed that her mother was diagnosed with ischemic stroke roughly five years ago but opted to keep her health difficulties private.
The manner in which she died has yet to be revealed.
Foluke Daramola Salako, a colleague in the film industry, took to Instagram to express her grief over her untimely death, saying that only God knows why. Iyabo Oko had to die now.
“😭😭😭and finally we lost her…😭😭😭 rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best,” she wrote.