The funeral mass for veteran Nollywood actor Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, is underway at This Present House, Freedom Way, Lekki Phase I, Lagos.
Family members, friends, colleagues and dignitaries gathered at the church on Friday to pay their final respects to the celebrated actor, who died on September 16, 2026, at the age of 84.
Jacobs’ widow, veteran actress Joke Silva, and their sons, Olusoji and Olugbenga Jacobs, were present at the service. The family members were dressed in blue as the actor’s flower-adorned casket was placed at the front of the church.
Among the dignitaries attending the funeral are Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and his wife, Oluremi Hamzat; Lagos State First Lady Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; and former Ekiti State First Lady Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi.
Several figures from the Nigerian entertainment industry are also expected to honour the late actor, whose career spanned more than five decades across theatre, television and film.
The funeral follows a Night of Tributes and Service of Songs held on Wednesday, September 30, at Glover Memorial Hall, Marina, Lagos Island, where colleagues and friends celebrated Jacobs’ contribution to the Nigerian entertainment industry.
A private burial is expected to follow the funeral service.
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