Veteran Nollywood actor turned businessman, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, has died.
According reports, the actor died on May 7, 2023 after several months travelling to the hospital for treatment of an unspecified illness.
However, there has been no formal statement to date.
Obi’s sister, Felicia Jofu, has not disclosed the former actor’s death to the public.
It is also unclear as of the time of publication if his ex-wife, Lydia, has been told.
A resident disclosed that the actor, who he had seen a couple of times and recognised as Saint Obi, died on Sunday and that the following day, his body was taken to the morgue at Jos University Teaching Hospital.
This was after a visit to 13, Metropolitan Street in Tudun Wada, Jos, the Plateau State capital, where the sister lives.
Obi was said to have recently relocated to his sister’s home in Jos and has frequently been spotted being transported to the hospital.
The fact that Obi was frequently spotted in the hospital was also confirmed by a source at JUTH.