Nollywood actress, Lala Akindoju, has debunked news that veteran actor Olu Jacobs is dead.
The movie Actor, Olu Jacobs became a trending topic on Twitter, with reports claiming that the 77 year old had passed on and many Nigerians being bittered about the report.
Meanwhile, Actress and producer, Lala Akindoju while reacting to the report said it false news adding that Olu Jacobs is hale and hearty.
Lala debunked the report on her Twitter page and warn those spreading “fake news” to desist.
According to her “Uncle Olu Jacobs is alive and well. Very much so.
“I just got off the phone with him. Please stop spreading fake news,” she wrote.
Olu Jacobs, who will be 78 next month, is married to another legendary Nollywood star, Joke Silva
Uncle Olu Jacobs is alive and well. Very much so. I just got off the phone with him. Please stop spreading fake news
— Kemi Lala Akindoju (@lalaakindoju) June 9, 2020
Recall that recently his wife, a Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, said that she and her husband, Olu Jacobs, have not endorsed any drug for the treatment of malaria or any ailment.