Femi Ogunrombi, popularly known as Papa Ajasco, a veteran Nollywood actor, has died.
Husseini Shaibu, a theatre practitioner, announced the actor’s death to the Punch Newspaper.
“I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE, and one time stand for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead,” the theatre practitioner wrote in a post.
At the time of filing this report, the cause of his death was unknown.
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The late Femi Ogunrombi was well-known for his role in the Wale Adenuga comedy series, which also starred Mama Ajasco, Pa James, Miss Pepeye, and Boy Alinco.
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