Popular Yoruba movie actor dies

A well known Yoruba movie actor, Kayode Odumosu popularly called Pa Kasumu has passed on.

The Nollywood star who has been suffering from ill health for some time now, died.

Pa Kashimu’s colleague in the movie industry, Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola Salako announced the sad news through her Instagram page.

Sharing a picture of the late actor with herself and actor Yinka Quadri, Foluke unveiled that a close source that stays around the hospital Pa Kasumu was receiving treatment broke the news.

She wrote:
“BREAKING NEWS! Our model veteran actor Pa kasunmu Kayode Odumosu finally takes a bow.
It is with so much heavy pain in our hearts that we regret to announce ur in Para, that our #paraafricafoundation model actor Pa kasunmu has given up the ghost after a brief illness. The news was broken by a close source that stays around the hospital he gave up the ghost. We will keep u updated with further information on this.”

Pa Kasumu’s health according to report became a concern for members of the public when a video of his frail state surfaced online last year.

At the time, the late actor in an interview said that all he needs are fervent prayers and not financial aid from well-wishers and well-meaning Nigerians.

the actor who has not been active in the movie scene since he fell sick about ten years ago also revealed that his sickness is of a spiritual nature and not medical as many have thought.

In the December 2019 interview, he also disregard viral reports that he had gone blind.

According to him, he had a partial stroke that affected his left side and to some extent his sight.

Reacting to reports that his smoking habits contributed to his sickness, Pa Kasumu said people were just ‘talking rubbish’.