The remains of the late Nollywood actor and producer, Murphy
Afolabi will today be buried by 4 pm at his residence in the Ikorodu area of
Lagos State.
Murphy Afolabi died on Sunday after he sustained injuries
from a bathroom fall in his home.
Confirming the burial arrangement during an interview with
journalists, the family head of Fetuata, Afolabi’s family compound in Osogbo,
Yusuf Lateef, said the actor’s remains would be laid to rest later today.
“We were initially planning to bury him here in Osogbo but
his children insisted he should be buried in Lagos, where he resides with his
family. We will be sending representatives to Lagos today.”
Meanwhile the president of the Theater Arts and Motion
Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, Murufudeen Lawal, who
was at the Afolabi family compound in Osun on a condolence visit, said the
actor’s death was a big loss to the Yoruba film industry.
It was gathered that the late actor was preparing for the
launching of his latest movie, Alani Omo Iya Osogbo.
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