Another Nigerian Actress, Motunrayo Adeoye, Dies

Motunrayo Adeoye

Nigerians mourned the passage of Aisha Abimbola, an actress, last week. Just as the dust was about to settle, another star flickered out on Friday 1 June 2018 from the movie sector, Alhaja Motunrayo Adeoye. She died in Ibadan the Oyo State capital.

She died in her Akobo-Ojurin residence, Ibadan as a result of prolonged chronic ulcer.

She hailed from a royal house in Oyo town. Adeoye retired as a Studio Engineer at BCOS, Ibadan in 2010 to face full time acting.

She was buried at her Ibadan residence on Friday according to Islamic rites.