Barely two days after the death of a veteran Nollywood actor, Gbenga Richards, another death has occurred in the industry, as Leo Mezei died on Saturday in Abuja while recovering from a kidney transplant.
Leo Mezei’s death was announced by his colleague, Chioma Toplis, on Instagram on Monday
She wrote: “Actor Leo Mezie is dead. He died on Saturday in Abuja while recovering from a kidney transplant. His corpse has been moved to Umuahia his hometown. RIP Leo.”
Earlier in July 2016, word got out that the actor was down with kidney-related disease.
The news came barely a month after popular Nigerian music producer, OJB Jezreel, passed on. The latter died three years after he underwent a kidney transplant.
In 2016, Leo Mezie shared his account details and welcomed contributions while his colleagues rallied around to raise the over 60,000 pounds required to carry out a transplant.
Leo featured in movies like Royal Messenger, Secret Adventure, Final War, Total War and Heart of a slave.
