Nigeria, June 10 -- Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacob, is alive, hale and hearty, the Actors Guild of Nigeria has confirmed.

The legendary actor trended on Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday night with reports claiming that the he has passed on.

Monalisa Chinda-Coker, the sokesperson of the AGN, debunked the news in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday night.

"This is to inform the general public that our legendary Actor, Olu Jacobs is alive, very hale and hearty," she said.

"Disregard the malicious rumor about his death making rounds especially on social media. It is fake news.

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria is in touch with the family.

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