Actor, Alkali Matt, aka Dareng of the African Magic series ‘Halita,’ is dead.

Aged 36, Alkali died yesterday, March 24, 2020.

According to a post shared by fellow actor Mofe Duncan on his Instagram page, Alkali died on set while filming an Epic movie in a village near Keffi.

“This is so heavy. Why do the good ones suffer? ☆ Familiar Grounds Media would like to send our deepest condolences to the family of AKALI MATHEW who played the character of DARENG on the TV Series HALITA.

“He was one of our much-valued cast, who died on the 24th of March 2020. This extremely sad event took place suddenly while he was filming on another set for an Epic movie in a village near Keffi. This has come as a rude shock to us all and we pray that the Lord will grant his family the fortitude to bear this great loss.

“From all of us at Familiar Grounds we say Rest in Power “DARENG” ☆”