Popular actor, Adekola Tijani also known as Kamilu has expressed his grief over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi who died yesterday after falling while taking his bath.
Adekola Tijanu who described Murphy Afolabi as someone who doesn’t take life too seriously explained how he has been friends with the deceased actor. He revealed that they had a conversation just thirty minutes before his sudden death was announced.
Kamilu explained that Murphy Afolabi made some statements about death during their last conversation but he didn’t take cognizance of them because the deceased was still in his jovial mood when they spoke.
‘’ When he was alive, he always want us to do things together. We can’t question God but I’m really touched. He is still young and we started together. I shot his first movie and he was the first person that discovered my acting skills. We have done a lot together, we have fought and settled. I know everything about him.
‘’We still spoke yesterday, we spoke around 9:30 and he fell around 10 am. I was called immediately and we drove him to the hospital but he died before we got to the hospital.’’
‘’He called me after his birthday that I should come and take some the clothes he used for his birthday shoot. I told him not to worry but I didn’t know he was passing a message across to me’’.
‘Yesterday, he sent money for a contribution we always do on Sundays, he sent it early and I questioned his choice to send it early. His response was we don’t know what will happen the next day or in the next minute, I didn’t know he was bidding me farewell’’.
