Veteran actress, Bukky Ajayi, dies at 82

Nigerian actress, Bukky Ajayi, has died.

The Nollywood matriarch, who clocked 82 in February, passed on Wednesday.

The AMVCA Industry Merit Award winner appeared in TV series Village Headmaster and Checkmate in the glory days of the Nigeria Television Authority. (NTA)

She featured in Nollywood productions like Thunderbolt, Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring and Witches.

She starred in the Guinness 2003 promotional film, Critical Assignment, along with Richard Mofe Damijo, who clocked 55 on the day she died.