The remains of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have arrived in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State, for his burial.
Family members, colleagues and residents gathered in the town to receive the remains of the veteran actor as preparations for his final rites got underway.
Veteran actors Yinka Quadri and Jide Kosoko were among the Nollywood personalities who arrived in Ilaro to pay their last respects to their colleague.
Nollywood legendary actors Yinka Quadri and Jide Kosoko arrives Ilaro, Ogun state for the burial of Taiwo Hassan, Ogogo this morning pic.twitter.com/TYmGTG66it
The atmosphere was marked by grief as mourners gathered to honour the actor, whose death has left the Yoruba film industry mourning.
Video: The remains of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have arrived in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State, for his burial, as actress Ireti Osayemi also arrived in the town to pay her last respects pic.twitter.com/gnKFrxDEkQ
Hassan died on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the age of 66, after battling stage-four cancer.
His death came days after his daughters, Kira and Lima Taiwo, appealed for urgent medical assistance, revealing that their father was battling the advanced stage of the disease.
The family had sought medical intervention after doctors reportedly informed them that chemotherapy could no longer be administered due to his condition.
According to the arrangements, Hassan’s remains were taken to Ilaro, where a lying-in-state ceremony was scheduled to hold at the Pavilion on Monday before his burial.
Hassan, an Ilaro-born actor, was one of the prominent figures in the Yoruba film industry, with a career spanning several decades in film and television.
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(@dammiedammie35) August 24, 2026
