Veteran Nollywood actor Femi Ogunrombi, popularly known as Papa Ajasco, is dead. His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday.
He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE, and one-time stand-in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic series ‘Papa Ajasco,’ Mr Femi Ogunrombi, is dead.
“I am told that the actor, singer, highlifist and trained nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening (Saturday)”
Ogunrombi was popular for his role in Wale Adenuga’s Comedy series, Papa Ajasco.
He took over the character of Papa Ajasco when the former character, Abiodun Ayoyinka, pulled out of the show.
