Collins Adeyemi, a Nollywood actor, has died.
According to family sources, Collins
Adeyemi, who was also a masters of ceremony and former president of
the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, Abuja
chapter, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Abuja.
His last public appearance was at the
African Achievers Awards which took place on July 8, 2016, at the
International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Mr. David Egwu, a co-founder of the awards and a friend of Collins Adeyemi, told Daily Post
that his death is a “mystery” and calls for sober reflection. He
disclosed that Adeyemi had told him he was sick and was unsure of
attending the awards event.
“The death of Adeyemi calls for sober
reflection. What really killed Adeyemi remains a mystery to me as we
were both at the Award event together,” Egwu is quoted as saying.
“Unfortunately, before his death, he
told me he was not feeling too well and we did not even know he would
make it to the event but he did; only for me to get a call early this
morning that Adeyemi is gone.
“Death is so inevitable and sometimes I
wonder why we are struggling. What’s all the struggle for? If someone as
hardworking and persevering like Adeyemi can die untimely, then I
wonder,” he said.
Nicki Nwadinobi, a close friend of
the deceased says that he had been “on and off work” because of the
sickness, but that “it was not serious”. The nature of the sickness
was, however, not disclosed.
A childhood friend of Collins Adeyemi,
who did not wish to be named because of the sensitivity to the matter,
said that he slumped in his home in Abuja and died before he could get
to the hospital.
“I have known Collins since I was 9
years old. We grew up together. He is an old family friend. I have known
him like forever. It is true he slumped and died. He was at home in his
Abuja residence when it happened but before his wife could get him to
the hospital, he was gone,” the friend said.
“We can’t even ascertain what led to his
death; if it was a mild ailment he had or something else, no one knows,
but the truth is we have all lived our lives and one day we will all
die.
“That is just as they say there is no
evil in the world but there is nothing un-evil in the world and it comes
from different areas.
“All we need do is put our trust and
hope in God. His death is a very sad one. We are meeting later in the
day to deliberate on the next step,” the friend concluded.
Adeyemi celebrated his 19th wedding anniversary three weeks before his death.
May the Lord receive his soul.
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