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Iconic playwright and actor, Jimoh Aliu, dies at 80

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September 17, 2020
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One of the oldest and repected Yoruba actors and filmmaker, Chief Jimoh Aliu is dead aged 80 years. IroyinOodua, which broke news of the death, said Aliu died today in his Ado-Ekiti home after a brief illness.

Born on November 11, 1939, Aliu did not have formal education but rose to become one of the most iconic playwright in Nigerian history with him focusing on Yoruba mythology, culture and values which influenced his activities on the theatre stage spanning 65 years.

Aliu is also a Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, film writer, playwright and director.

He began acting in 1959 when Akin Ogungbe, a Nigerian veteran dramatist visited his hometown, the same year he joined the Akin Ogungbe theatre group where he gained some experience in drama.

In 1966, after he spent seven years with the Ogungbe troupe, he established “Jimoh Aliu Concert Party”, a group based in Ikare in Ondo State southwestern Nigeria.

He later joined the Nigerian Army in 1967 b,ut retired in 1975 with the aim of focusing on drama as well as promoting independent artist under the platform of Jimoh Aliu cultural group. He  produced several television drama series such as Iku Jare Eda, Yanpan yanrin and Fopomoyo that featured king Sunny Ade. Some of his outstanding plays also include Ajalu, Arelu, Igbo Eleje, Irinkerindo and rukerudo.

He once said a former military Governor in Oyo State invited him for a chat following the popularity of his evening stage performance on Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA) which saw millions of residents rushing home to watch the film which used to start at 8pm.

“The military administrator’s main concern was that if a theatre play could keep millions of people at home under locked doors, then it means theatre could be used to overthrow any government,” Aliu once told Irohinoodua at his residence.



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