NIGERIA
Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, dies at 62
Amaechi Muonagor, a veteran of Nollywood actor, passed away at the age of 62 following a lengthy illness.
According to reports, Muonagor was receiving dialysis due to kidney failure.
It was only a few days after a widely shared video in which he raised money for a kidney transplant that the unexpected news of his death broke.
Muonagor, an Anambra native from Idemili, was born on August 20, 1962, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He was an actor and producer. In 2016, he was nominated for AMVCA 2017 Best Actor in a Comedy.
In 1989, after his youth service, Muonagor started working for the News Agency of Nigeria. He left his job a few years later for an acting role in his first movie as Akunatakasi in Taboo 1, a Nigerian movie.
SOURCE: Dklassgh.Com
