Sisi Quadri: Gov Adeleke Mourns As Osun-Born Nollywood Actor Dies

Yoruba movie actor, Tolani Quadri, popularly known as Sisi Quadri, died on Friday at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, after a brief illness.

Tunde Ola-Yusuf, one of his colleagues in the movie industry, confirmed his death on social media.

“Everything in the world is according to the will of Allah, from Allah, we have come, and unto him, we shall all return – May God rest your soul Bro #iamsisiquadir,” wrote Ola-Yusuf.

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State described the actor’s deathas shocking and devastating.

The governor, in a condolence message on Friday, said Sisi Quadri was a delight to watch on the screen.

He commiserated with his family, especially his aged father, Alhaji Oyebamiji, the people of Iwoland and the movie industry, urging them to take consolation in a life of impacts lived by the deceased actor.

“Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji (aka Sisi Quadri) was a delight to watch in movies. He was a great talent that illuminate homes and impart valuable messages. With his demise, the memory of the wonderful moments he created on the scenes, and more, the comical relief he inspires through his works will reverberate for years,” said Governor Adeleke.

He added. “I mourn his loss knowing well the great talent that is gone. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his immediate family, the people of Iwoland, the movie industry, and everyone touched by this devastating experience.

“It is my sincere prayer that they get the strength to bear the hard moment his passage represents. May Almighty Allah grant him aljanah fridaos soul.”