Iwo-born veteran actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko is dead. She died on Wednesday evening at the age of 61 years.
Confirming her death through her Instagram account, Foluke Daramola-Salako wrote: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”.
The daughter of the deceased, Bisi Aisha also confirmed the exit of her mother. The female soldier wrote:“May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”.
Before her death, Sidikat had battled with ill-health which resulted in her long absence from the movie.
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.
