‘Black Wednesday in Nollywood’ – Nigerian celebrities react to Olu Jacobs’ death

Many Nigerian celebrities, including actors, singers, influencers and comedians person reacted to the decease of seasoned actor, Olu Jacobs.

DAILY POST reports that Olu Jacobs, a good respected histrion successful the Nigerian movie industry, died astatine 84 on Wednesday, September 16 2026 amid his conflict with dementia with Lewy bodies, DLB.

Reacting to the development, Nigerian celebrities including Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, RMD, Emeka Rollas, Muyiwa Ademola, Stanley Ontop, Yemi Solade, Broda Shaggi, Mr Macaroni, Mo Abudu, Susan Peters and vocalist Dare Justified took to societal media to mourn the deceased.

Actor Stanley Ontop who tagged Jacobs’ passing arsenic ‘black Wednesday in Nollywood’, explained that helium woke up with tears successful his eyes

Sharing Olu Jacobs’ photo, helium wrote, “Keep resting successful the bossom of thy lord legendary Old Jacobs. You made my puerility memorable. I woke up this greeting with tears successful my eyes. chai chai this 1 symptom me. Black Wednesday in Nollywood.”

Veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly known arsenic RMD, shared connected Instagram, “Some losses permission you searching for words, due to the fact that thing you accidental tin t...