Nollywood veteran actor, Yomi Obileye has passed away in the early hours of today.

The actor died on Friday morning from a yet to be disclosed ailment.

He was known for his work in hostages and the recent one chief daddy.

Several persons have reacted to his death but comedian Gbenga Adeyinka shared a postst on IG announcing his death,

Posting a photo of him Gbenga captioned ;

“If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you back again. “ Rest In Peace Uncle Yomi OBILEYE . Thanks for the memories. I can’t help but want to watch “HOSTAGES” again. Sleep well Egbon and May God give your family and fans the fortitude to bear the loss”

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“If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you back again. “ Rest In Peace Uncle Yomi OBILEYE . Thanks for the memories. I can’t help but want to watch “HOSTAGES” again. Sleep well Egbon and May God give your family and fans the fortitude to bear the loss

A post shared by Gbenga Adeyinka (@gbengaadeyinka1stgcon) on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:01am PDT

May his soul rest in peace.