 Sam Loco Efe, a veteran Nigerian actor, who died in his hotel room on Saturday, is believed to have died of excessive stress resulting from lack of adequate rest. The Delta Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Richard Mofe-Damijo, has attributed the death of veteran actor, Sam Loco-Efe to excessive stress.
According Mofe-Damijo Efe, 66, died in a hotel in Owerri, Imo State on Sunday after a post-production work on his last work, the Unknown Prophet, a film which he directed.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday, the commissioner said that actors in the country were in the habit of working for endless hours without food or rest during production.
Mofe-Damijo who is also a prominent Nollywood actor, said Efe had immersed himself in the production of the Unknown Prophet in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,thereby paying less attention to his medical problems.
Sam Loco's death should make actors in the country to re-examine the condition under which they work. He died of ?excessive stress.
We rush to complete a whole load of work in a short period, doing so without food or rest, Mofe-Damijo said.
He noted that remuneration in the industry had become good, but advised the actors to improve their working condition. ?We stay hungry working for long periods and without even an hour break and after all that, actors don't bother to go for medical checks,he said.
Mofe-Damijo, who said Nigerian actors would miss the late actor, said that he grew up watching the late Efe and Jimi Solanke in drama programmes on television.
He said it was Efe that influenced his decision to study Theatre Arts, because of his desire to be like the veteran artiste.
The commissioner described Efe's death as a painful loss to the theatre industry and Nigerians at large.
He said that Efe brought joy to many homes through his acting, but regretted that he did not live long enough to enjoy his fame and goodwill.
Mofe-Damijo assured that actors would rally round to give Efe a burial that would match his status in the film industry.
Source:momentng
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