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| The late Justus Esiri |
Nollywood movie industry has been hit with another sudden death and it's veteran actor Justus Esiri.
He passed way on Monday night after a short-time battle with an undisclosed ailment in his hometown.
As
at the time of this report, no detail has been released regarding
Justus Esiri's death but it is a shock to everybody as the family only
released this few hours ago.
A
source said the now late Justus Esiri has been secretly battling an age
related illness for a while but his family chose to make it a secret
until his sudden demise Monday night at the age of 71.
Last year over four top Nollywood stars including Pete Eneh and Enebeli Elebuwa died.
Before
his death, Justus Esiri was a member of the Order of Niger (MON). He
came into limelight in the early 80's through the popular Village
Headmaster TV series. He has also featured in many interesting Nollywood
movies.
The
late Justus Esiri was born in November 1942 in Oria, Abraka, Delta
State. His studied at Catholic Secondary school in Warri in year 1948
before proceeding to Maximillan University in Munich, German in 1964.
He also attended Prof. Weners Institute of Engineering, West Berlin, 1967 and the Ahrens School of Performing Arts in 1968.
Justus
Esiri, detoured into motion picture production in 1968 as a staff of
the Schiller Theater, Berlin, Germany, where he stayed till 1976. During
the 1977 FESTAC held in Lagos, he choreographed the Modern Dress
exhibition.
He
was Production Manager for Dinner With The Devil. He worked as News
translator and Newscaster with the Voice of Nigeria (German Service).
Our condolence goes out to the Esiri Family, Nollywood family & friends. He will surely be missed. May His soul R.I.P
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