Posted on: 09:50 Tue, 09 Feb 2016



Popular Nollywood actor Sikiru Adeshina, also known as Arakangudu, is dead.

Arakangudu reportedly died between Monday night of cardiac arrest in his
Oshogbo home.

The actor who practiced his trade in the Yoruba genre of Nollywood is known
for his of herbalist and armed robber. He was also a movie producer and has
produced many award winning movie among them Iya Oko Bournvita, Agba
Osugbo, Aje Olokun, Ogbologbo, Ilu Gangan among others. He was also a movie director and directed a couple of movies.

Adeshina had gone off the acting radar for some years after suffering from an
undisclosed ailment that made him abandon his Lagos base and relocate to
Oshogbo, his home town.

Arakangudu later made a return to acting in 2015 with his role as a chief in the
palace in a recent movie titled Ayaba Oosa.

His remains is on its way to his house in Abule Egba where he will be buried
later today.