The Nigerian entertainment
industry was suddenly plunged
into mourning on Wednesday
as a result of the death of
veteran TV actress Toun Oni
in Lagos.
Shortly after she gave up the
ghost, newspaper reports
quoted Madam Oni's son as
saying that she died on her
way to the hospital. "She
complained about not feeling
too well. She
felt very weak so we had to
rush her to the St. Paul's
Hospital, Ebute-Metta, but she passed away before we
arrived there," her son, Toyin
Oni, told a daily newspaper
published today."We were
rushing her to the hospital
from our Ajah home," he said.
Life & Beat gathered that the body of the late actress has
since been taken to St. Paul's
Hospital morgue. Funeral
arrangements are currently
being made by the family at
the family house, 66a Brick
Field Street, Ebute Metta,
Lagos.
The National President of the
Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN,
Segun Arinze, described the
demise of the popular actress
as a sad development.
"The news came as a big
shock to me and it is quite
painful. I spoke with her son
and he told me that she died
after complaining of
headache. Toun Oni is not just
one of the most talented
actresses we had, she was a
role model to many people,"
Arinze said, adding that AGN
will make plans to immortalise her.
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May her gentle soul R.I.P!
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