Actor Tom Njemanze loses battle to cancer

Veteran Nollywood actor Tom Njemanze has lost his prolonged battle with prostate cancer. The actor passed away on Friday, leaving a legacy behind.

The news of his death was announced by filmmaker Stanley Ontop on Saturday.

“It’s another sad period as we just received news from Tom Njemanze’s family that he has succumbed to his ailment and passed on yesterday. May his soul RIP. It’s well. We tried to save him Buh God knows best. Nollywood lost another legend. Ije Uwa”, he wrote on Instagram.

Before his death, Stanley Ontop appealed for assistance to finance Njemanze’s surgery. Njemanze rose to fame in the early 1990s. He is popular for his roles in several films including “Pounds and Dollars,” “Atosa,” “Issakaba,” “Osuofia in London,” “Brain Box,” and so many others.