Nollywood veteran, Pete Edochie, has paid glowing tribute to late colleague, Olu Jacobs, mourning his death. The actor, in an emotional video, spoke about Olu Jacob’s passing, lauding Joke Silva for enduring the challenges that came wit his prolonged illness.

He described Olu Jacobs as a peaceful and humorous person, stressing that he fought like a soldier.

“Olu, my brother, you fought like a man. You fought like the soldier I have always known you to be. Rest in peace, my brother. Joke, I commiserate with you for what you had to endure over a period of six years. While we must mourn that Olu has gone, we should also be glad and celebrate Olu’s life. Of all our senior colleagues who have gone, Olu was the only person who got up to 80 and beyond. The Good Book allows us three scores and 10, that is 70. Olu earned 14 years on top of that,” he said.

Edochie also stated that the final six years of Jacobs’ life had not been what they had expected. He recalled the words Jacobs had shared with his wife, urging Silva to hold on to them as she navigated life after his death.

“Unfortunately, the past six years were not what we had projected or expected in any way. Like I said a thousand times, if God says it is time, then it is time. My one prayer is that one of Olu’s children takes to acting, so that whenever we look at him, we remember what Olu meant to all of us. Joke, I want you to remember Olu’s words. Your problems are firmly behind you. Joke, take care. Olu, well, if it is true that people recognise one another after they have gone, then there is a possibility that we will meet again,” Edochie said.

Olu Jacobs passed away on the 16th of September at the age of 84.