Jide Kosoko's wife, Henrientta is dead

The Nigerian film industry has been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of celebrated actress, Henrietta Kosoko, wife of veteran actor and former president of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), Jide Kosoko, filtered in on Monday.

The actress reportedly slumped in her home before being rushed to the hospital, where efforts to revive her failed.

The actress, who was said to be diabetic, had survived a ghastly motor accident earlier in the year. She celebrated her 53rd birthday last week.

Meanwhile, her colleagues have begun to pay their respects to a woman that many described as a heroine, who was a role model to many.

Jide Adegbite, an actor said: “She was one of my favourite actresses, she could translate any role perfectly. This is shocking. May God grant her eternal rest and grant the Kosoko family the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Efforts to reach Jide Kosoko proved abortive at of press time.