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Nigerian cinematographer Ademola Ariyo is dead

Published

5 years ago

January 25, 2018

Ademola was down with stage 5 kidney failure, and needed 12 million for a transplant, but unfortunately, the money wasn’t realized

Nigerian cinematographer, Ademola Ariyo, who shot evergreen movies like Osuofia in London, Blood money, Igodo, Goje africa and more, has died after battling kidney disease.

Big brother Naija Bisola’s baby daddy, Olanrewaju Malcolm who has been sharing photos of him on his hospital bed, soliciting for help on social media for him shared the sad news on his Instagram page last night.

Malcolm revealed two weeks ago, that Ademola goes about his neigbourhood in Surulere, begging for food and money. He wrote;

Malcolm shared news of his death yesterday writing;

Ademola Ariyo was down with stage 5 kidney failure, and needed 12 million for a transplant, but unfortunately, the money wasn’t realized.

“Hoe sad is this, this guy is Ademola Ariyo a one time best camera man in nigeria. This man shot movies lie (osofia in london) and Goje africa. A brilliant camera man that fell sick and was left to suffer. This man now goes about in the neighborhood (surulere)begging for money for food he is suffering. Pls let ppl in the industry stand up and help this man…”