Francis Duru (1969-2026): Another Curtain Closes
Another curtain closes as Nollywood has lost yet another veteran actor, Francis Ojide Duru. He was 57. Born in Cameroon, Duru earned a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He began acting in the late 80s, rising to fame playing a young Ahanna in Amaka Igwe's 1995 film, "Rattle Snake," with Okechukwu "Okey" Igwe playing the character as an adult from then on.
