Popular Nollywood actor, Gbenga Richards, has reportedly passed away.
According to reports, he breathed his last on Thursday morning after battling an undisclosed ailment.
The once vibrant actor, who was a force to reckon with in the 1990s and early 2000s, required huge funds for his medical expenses after being diagnosed of a series of ailments.
His situation was complicated because he did not have the cash required and he was not fit to act to make more money and had been out of TV for some time.
Some of his colleagues and friends, in 2021, solicited funds to cater for his welfare as he battled diabetes and its complications at the time.
Comic actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, also known as Okon, and Emmanuel Ehumadu, popularly known as Labista, took to social media to seek financial assistance for him.
Richards’ first appearance as an actor was to represent Nigeria with Hubert Ogunde at the Second World Black and African Festival of African Culture (FESTAC) in 1977.
He also featured in blockbuster movies like ‘Sango’, ‘Mirror in the Sun’, ‘Betrayal by Love’, ‘Fighting Machine’ and a host of others.
