Veteran actor Kasimu Yero has died in Kaduna on
Sunday at the age of 70.
The deceased’s eldest son, Mansur Kasimu Yero,
told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that his father died at his
residence in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, after a protracted illness.
Yero, who was buried at Bachama Road Cemetry in
Kaduna, is survived by eight children.
Yero would be fondly remembered for his role as
‘Uncle Gaga’ in the now rested ’80s situational comedy, Cock Crow At Dawn, and
as one of the lead characters in Abubakar Imam’s TV series, Magana Jari Ce.
The deceased was one of the early popular
northern faces in Nigeria’s entertainment industry and had the flair of
interpreting humorous scripts.
Although Yero was born in Zaria, he moved to
Kaduna when he became of school-age to live with his grandfather, Malam
Mohammed Sambo, who held the traditional title of Magajin Garin Kaduna.
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