JUST IN: Nollywood actor Chief Kanran is dead

Popular Nollywood actor, Olusegun Akinremi has died at the age of 70.

The death of Akinremi popularly known as Chief Kanran was made public by movie executive and producer, Seun Oloketuyi.

Oloketuyi in a post on Instagram on Friday, August 15, said Chief Kanran died earlier in the day.

He wrote on Instagram, “Popular actor Segun Remi, popularly known as Chief Kanran, died Friday morning.”

A household name, Kanran was known in the Yoruba movie industry for his humour and great performances.

In an interview granted in 2020, Chief Kanran said he stepped away from the movie industry over internal politics bedevilling it.

“Some people in the industry see people like me as a threat because I will not do anything that is not professional and that has made some people to be upset with me,” Chief Kanran had said.