Veteran Nollywood actor Femi, Taiwo Ogunrombi better known as Papa Ajasco is dead.
Femi Taiwo Ogunronbi, is the look alike who took over the role of veteran actor Abiodun Ayoyinka (old Papa Ajasco).
Ogunronbi’s death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle. Popular for his role in Wale Adenuga’s Comedy series.
Other sources confirmed that he died at the Ben Carson College of Medicine at Babcock University Teaching Hospital.
Hussein wrote: ” I have just been reliably informed that ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with the National Troupe Of Nigeria and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular WAP Comic Series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is DEAD.
“I am told that the actor, singer, highlifist and trained Nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening”, he wrote on his social media pages.
He was the leader of the Adventist male Agapella group known as The Ambassadors and Music/Choir Director of the SDA church Yaba, Lagos.
Ogunrombi attended Adventist Grammar school Ede between 1970-1974 after which he proceeded to SDA School of Nursing Ile Ife where he became a certified Nurse.
