Just when everyone thought the rampaging spirit of death would
atleast give the entertainment industry a break another solid
entertainer and popular actor Justus Esiri has passed on.
Late Esiri and son Dr Sid
Details of the circumstances that led to his death are still sketchy
as the news is only breaking. We however know that his son, pop singer
Dr Sid has put up a photo of Justus Esiri on his twitter avatar and
updated his bio as ‘
RIP Dad‘.
The Actors Guild of Nigeria are expected to give a statement soon as
the shock of Justus Esiri’s passing resonates through the industry.
In a career that spanned decades, late Mr Esiri, shot to lime light
in the 70s with his most popular role to date ‘Headmaster’ in the
nationwide series ‘Village Headmaster’ which aired on the Nigerian
Television Authority (NTA).
Justus Esiri’s death comes two months after Enebeli Elebuwa died in
an indian hospital and eighteen months after legendary actor Sam Loco
also took his bow.
Late Mr Esiri was married to his wife Omiete and together they had
six children, one of them being Dentist-turned pop artiste Dr SID.
Poko Baby – Tonto Dikeh, is set to release yet another single in a few weeks, making it her 4th single in the last 6 months.
