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Veteran Nollywood Sctress, Sidikat Odunkanwi popularly known as Iyabo Oko is dead.
Her daughter, Bisi Aisha, announced on Facebook , saying that the actress died on Wednesday evening.
She wrote “May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”, .
Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako also confirmed her death.
On her Instagram page, Daramola-Salako wrote: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”
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Before her demise, the 61-year-old actress battled with ill-health which caused her to take a long break from the movie scene.
Sidikat had stage names such as “Iyabo Oko” “Apoti Aje” Sisi Mama”.
Last year, one of her daughters, Olamide, disclosed that her mother was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago but kept her health issues away from the public.
Yoruba Nollywood stars including Foluke Daramola, Iyabo Ojo, Bolaji Amusan, Mercy Aigbe and Biodun Okeowo, others assisted financially in the past.
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