Veteran actress Moji Afolayan has spoken about the d3ath of her father, legendary actor and filmmaker Adeyemi Afolayan aka Ade Love.
This is as the family marks 29 years since his passing.
In an emotional reflection, Moji revealed that her father’s death came as a shock to the family, especially because he showed no signs of illness before the family’s trip to their hometown in Kwara State during the 1996 Christmas season.
“My father wasn’t sick before we left Lagos,” she recounted. “We had gone to our hometown for Christmas, and one of his father’s co-wives was also celebrating an event. It was there that he suddenly became ill.”
According to Moji, Ade Love was initially taken to Ilorin for treatment but insisted on being moved to Lagos to see his personal doctor. Unfortunately, his condition worsened, and he passed away on December 30, 1996.
“He was taken from Ilorin to Lagos. While leaving, he asked his youngest wife to follow him, but she said she wanted to stay back and take care of things. Then he said, ‘What if we don’t meet again?’ We didn’t understand what he meant at the time. My father was a very good man. I pray that I come through him in my next life. He was good and caring to the core.”
