Veteran Nigerian film and television actor, Dejumo Lewis, has died at 80.

Actor Saheed Balogun confirmed the actor’s death via his instagram page, @saidibalogun, on Saturday.

Balogun, sharing the picture of late Lewis said: “Good Night Dejumo Lewis, may your soul rest in perfect peace. RIP.”

Mr Lewis was a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for his Kabiyesi role in ‘The Village Headmaster,’’ Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on the Nigerian Television Authority from 1968 to 1988 that starred Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson among others.

Some actors also took to the comment section of the post to pay their tribute to the deceased.

One of them, Funsho Adeolu, wrote, “Oh wow! An icon has gone, may his soul rest in peace.”

Also, Mustapha Sholagbade penned, “May heaven be pleased with him.’’

Singer, Daddy Showkey, also wrote, “Oh my God.”

Also, Akin Olaiya said, “May his soul rest in perfect peace.”

Another actor, Kunle Afod, said, “May his soul rest in perfect peace.”

Also, Eniola Badmus wrote, “Awwwwwwww.”

 An arts curator, Raphael James, wrote, “Good night ‘Kabiyesi’, the ‘Kabiyesi’ we all knew growing up in the 1970’s-80s, Sir Dejumo Lewis, who played the lead role of ‘Kabiyesi’ in ‘The Village Headmaster’ television series which was Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera on NTA 1968- 1988. He lives on.”

(NAN)