{"id":116742,"date":"2026-02-25T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=116742"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:14:00","slug":"video-popular-nigerian-actor-okemesi-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=116742","title":{"rendered":"[Video] Popular Nigerian actor Okemesi is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular Nigerian comic actor, Bamidele Tope Saint, professionally known as Okemesi, is dead.<\/p>\n

Okemesi died at the hospital on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at about 11:50 a.m.<\/p>\n

The actor died after spending a\u00a0few hours in a coma\u00a0following complications from drugs administered to him at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Announcing his death in a video shared on Instagram, actor Tony Montana Jeff stated that his body has been deposited in the mortuary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a heavy heart, I\u2019m announcing to the world that Okemesi is dead. The doctor pronounced him dead at exactly 11:50 a.m. this morning, February 24, 2026. Okemesi is gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, on behalf of the entire Bamidele family, I\u2019m announcing to the world that Oluwatope Bamidele Saint Okemesi is dead. We have taken the body to the morgue. <\/p>\n

\u201cI will communicate the rest of the arrangements to you guys. We appreciate everyone who turned up for him. May God forgive Okemesi and rest his soul,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Watch the video<\/p>\n

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