Veteran Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri was overcome with emotion on Monday as his longtime colleague, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was laid to rest in Ilaro, Ogun State.
Quadri was among the notable Nollywood figures who gathered in Ilaro to pay their final respects to the late actor.
The veteran actor shared a close and longstanding relationship with Hassan and was also among his colleagues who stood by him during his illness.
Other Nollywood personalities at the burial included veteran actor Jide Kosoko, actress Ireti Osayemi, Femi Adebayo and several others who travelled to Ilaro to honour the deceased.
INTELNEWS reports that Hassan died on August 23, 2026, at the age of 66, after battling stage-four cancer.
