Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- Nollywood comic actor and content creator Bamidele 'Okemesi' Oluwatope is dead.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Okemesi fell into a coma following complications from medication administered during a recent hospital stay, according to colleagues and associates.

Fellow actor Jeff 'Tony Montana' Owolewa announced Okemesi's death in a video posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday night.

He said, "With a heavy heart, I am announcing to the world that Okemesi is dead. Bamidele Oluwatope, aka Okemesi, is dead. The doctor pronounced him dead at precisely 11.50am this morning. Today's date is the 24th of February 2026. Okemesi is gone. So, on behalf of the entire Bamidele family, I am announcing to the world that Oluwato...