Sam Loco died “Useless death” because Nollywood is poor – Oboh
By Channels
10 April 2018 |
2:57 pm
Victims Actress, Mabel Oboh talks about the financial gap in Nigeria's film industry which he says led to the tragic death of comic act, Sam Loco Efe.
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