The Nigerian Movie Industry has lost another one of its talents. Actor Karibi Fubara was reported dead on Wednesday, December 15.
The death of the ‘Smart Money Woman’ actor was announced on Twitter by his sister Aya Eneli.
His death is the latest after veteran actor, Victor Olaotan died after a prolonged illness.
In her post, the late Fubara's sister wrote “My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, but not hopeless. He lived fully and with joy. Left a great body of work. Will be a powerful ancestor. I love you, #ChiefBlack. I do not own the rights to this song.”
My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, but not hopeless. He lived fully and with joy. Left a great body of work. Will be a powerful ancestor. I love you, #ChiefBlack.
I do not own the rights to this song. pic.twitter.com/TPs3EadxvT— Ayayi Fubara Eneli (@AyaEneli) December 15, 2021
In another post, his other sister, Stella Fubara, a top official working with the government of Dubai, where the actor had been undergoing cancer treatment for the past year, called Kabiri a warrior referencing his battle with cancer which began about a year ago.
“He’s an angel in heaven,” she wrote.
Until his death, Fubara was a Nollywood actor who rose to prominence after starring in ‘Before 30.’ He went on to star in several movies including God Calling, Quam’s Money, Castle and Castle, Royal Hibiscus Hotel, and Smart Money Woman currently streaming on Netflix.
In 2020, Kabiri revealed to the public and his followers on his Instagram, that he found out he had a large mid-stage kidney tumour/cancer.
Throughout his cancer battle, Kabiri regularly shared his journey to recovery on Instagram, including announcing that he had undergone a successful surgery which removed about 90 per cent of the tumour.
He is survived by a wife, Yolanda Okereke, a popular Nollywood stylist and costumier.
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