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Yoruba actress Iyabo Oko passes away

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Yoruba actress Iyabo Oko passes away

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Popular Yoruba actress known as Iyabo Oko has passed away. The woman is a renowned Nollywood Yoruba actress.

Her real name is Sidikat Odunkanwi but she is popularly known as Iyabo Oko. She died after a long battle with an illness. She passed away at the age of 61 years.

It was her daughter, Bisi Aisha who revealed the news yesterday. She took to Instagram to share the sad news.

She shared a picture of her mother and wrote "It is well with your soul mummy, RIP",

Recall Iyabo oko was diagnosed with ischemic stroke. She had been battling with this illness and had to pause acting because of it.

Recall they announced the news of her death last year after she suffered a cardiac attack but was resuscitated.

The name Iyabo Oko came after she acting in a movie titled Oko. She left behind her children and grandchildren.