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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s movie industry is in a mourning mood again with the reported death of Murphy Afolabi.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old popular Yoruba actor died in the early hours of today in his residence.<\/p>\n

Veteran film director and producer, Tunde Ola-Yusuf confirmed the passing via his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cRest in peace. May God give the family and close associates the fortitude to bear the loss,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

The deceased celebrated his birthday just over a week ago, precisely Friday, May 5.<\/p>\n

Murphy, who started his career with a movie titled \u2018Ifa Olokun\u2019 under Dagunro\u2019s guidance, featured in and produced scores of others.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Nigeria\u2019s movie industry is in a mourning mood again with the reported death of Murphy Afolabi. The 49-year-old popular Yoruba actor died in the early hours of today in his residence. Veteran film director and producer, Tunde Ola-Yusuf confirmed the passing via his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. \u201cRest in peace. 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