The founder of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and one of the pillars of the entertainment industry in Nigeria, Ms. Peace Anyiam Osigwe, is dead.
She reportedly gave up the ghost at St. Nicolas Hospital, Lagos after being in a coma since Saturday.
A movie producer, Obi Emelonye, confirmed Osigwe’s death.
Obi said, “Thank you and good night, Dada Peace,” the producer of Last Flight to Abuja said.
While colleagues and close friends, some of whom went to see her at hospital wouldn’t believe news of her demise, maintaining that she was merely in the ICU, notable movie maker, Zik Zulu broke the news.
“Our President, Peace, has passed. As at Saturday, she was reported to be in coma at Saint Nicholas. But now her family has confirmed her transition. May the memory of her life be a blessing. Rest in peace, dear Peace”, he writes on a Nollywood platform.
Also, another Nollywood icon, Mike Nliam, said:
“The founder of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and president of the Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria, Peace Anyiam Osigwe, is gone to be with d Lord!
The deceased would be remembered as one of those who shaped the face of the new Nollywood, as her contributions to the industry can not be overemphasized.
