Nigeria, March 25 -- Nigerian actor Amaechi Muonagor is dead.

He died on Sunday at the age of 62.

His colleague, Kingsley Orji, broke the news on social media Sunday evening.

Kingsley drew the public's attention to Amaechi's plight earlier in the month when he shared a video of the late actor on his Instagram, saying the illness affected his speech.

At the same time, Tony 'Oneweek' Muonagor, a singer and cousin of the late actor, posted a burning candle on his Facebook page, symbolising mourning for someone's death.

PREMIUM TIMES reported on 19 March that the late actor sought financial assistance from Nigerians and philanthropists for a kidney transplant in India.

In November 2023, he suffered a stroke and sought financial support ...