Nollywood actor Ijebu begs for forgiveness after death of colleague Ogogo

Nollywood actor Amokade Olatayo, professionally known as Ijebu, has begged the general public for forgiveness following the death of fellow actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, on Sunday.

In an Instagram video on Monday morning, Ijebu said his heart was heavy and that he had been awake since 6 a.m. Reflecting on the vanity of life, he appealed for forgiveness from everyone he might have offended, especially within the movie industry. “If there’s anyone that I have offended in one way or the other, please forgive me,” he said. He addressed his bosses, workers, younger colleagues and peers, describing himself as a sinner and asking them to forgive him in order to lighten the burden on his heart. He also stated that he had forgiven anyone who had offended him.

“We came to this world with nothing, and we will leave with nothing. We don’t have any reason to be fighting ourselves. Life is too short,” he added.

Public apologies triggered by the death of a colleague often serve as moments of reckoning rather than as detailed accounts of specific disputes. Ijebu frames the appeal in general terms—anyone he may have offended—and pairs it with an offer of forgiveness to others. The structural effect is to use a shared professional loss as an occasion to clear personal accounts and to restate a simple claim: conflict among peers has little lasting value when life itself is brief. Whether the appeal resolves particular grievances remains private; the public statement records only the intention to make peace.