Veteran actor, Tom Njemanze, has passed away after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.
Announcing his death on Saturday, filmmaker Stanley Ontop said Njemanze died on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of iconic roles in Nollywood classics.
“It’s another sad period as we just received news from Tom Njemanze’s family that he has succumbed to his ailment and passed on yesterday. May his soul RIP. It’s well. We tried to save him Buh God knows best. Nollywood lost another legend. Ije Uwa,” he wrote on Instagram.
Njemanze rose to fame in the 1990s, starring in several films that have stood the test of time, including “Tokunboh,” “Pounds and Dollars,” “Atosa,” “Issakaba,” “Osuofia in London,” “Brain Box,” and “Igbotic Love,” among others.
Before his passing, filmmaker Stanley Ontop shared a heartfelt video on Instagram, revealing Njemanze’s diagnosis and appeal for financial assistance for urgent surgery.