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Sep 4, 20175 min read

Veteran actor Kasimu Yero dies at 70

Veteran actor Kasimu Yero dies at 70
Galaxy TV · Entertainment desk · Lagos

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Veteran actor, Kasimu Yero has died in Kaduna on Sunday, September 3, at the age of 70.


 

According to News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna, the deceased’s eldest son, Mansur Kasimu Yero, reported that his father died at his residence in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, after a protracted illness.

Yero, who was buried at Bachama Road Cemetry in Kaduna, is survived by eight children.

The deceased was one of the early popular northern faces in Nigeria’s entertainment industry and had the flair of interpreting humorous scripts would be fondly remembered for his role as ‘Uncle

Gaga’ in the now rested ’80s situational comedy, Cock Crow At Dawn.

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