Year in year out, we mourn one actor or the other. But even though they are not physically present, some of these actors have remained present on screen and continued to dominate the industry somehow. It is nature’s plan that when the time is right, we would all exit this world. In the entertainment industry, many actors and actresses (known and unknown) have since answered the call and joined their ancestors. But even in death, they remain very popular both on air and on social media
The Nigerian film industry has lost yet another talented soul in the form of popular scriptwriter, Osang Abang. It is a sad day for the Nigerian film industry creatives as they mourn the loss of one of their own, Osang Abang. The university of Calabar graduate who worked as a scriptwriter for Mnet’s Tinsel, died in a bus accident, on Thursday, February 7 and was buried on February 11.
Actress, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi took to Instagram to mourn him: “My goodness!!!!Saddest news so far in 2019!!You could have been an actor but you chose to be a writerWe discussed that story idea but you didn’t get to pen it. Thank you for soooooo many dramatic twists in all the Africa Magic TV shows(Tinsel, Hush, Battleground and more) R.I.P. Osang Abang, we must not question God but this one is too painful!!Nigeria just lost another great talent! “
In the same vein, Iretiola Doyle has also paid tribute to the late Abang. ‘…Osang Abang was one of the names at the top left hand corner of many scripts, not just for this particular show, but several other major Mnet productions…’ The late Abang was an experienced writer that worked across television, film, theatre and digital and print media with a demonstrated history in the entertainment industry.
The talented writer also worked on other Mnet production. He was the head writer of the series, Battleground. Other projects he worked on include Forbidden, Hush, Hustle, Jemeji, EVE, and Ajoche.
