VETERAN NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, PEJU OGUNMOLA RETURNS TO SCREEN AFTER SON’S DEATH
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By: Sefiu Ajape
Veteran Nollywood actress, Peju Ogunmola has announced her return to acting months after the death of her son, Ayomikun.
Hotjist reports that the respected Yoruba Nollywood actress lost her son, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes from colleagues across the film industry.
Stars including Funsho Adeolu, Foluke Daramola, and others took to social media to console Ogunmola and her husband, veteran actor Sunday Omobolanle, popularly known as Papi Luwe.
In an emotional video shared on Instagram on Saturday with the caption “A new month, a new dawn,” Ogunmola expressed gratitude to her fans, colleagues, and family for their prayers and support.
“The past months have been heavy, but your love, prayers, and condolences have carried me through the storm. Today I rise, stronger, grateful, and ready to embrace my passion again. The screens have missed me… and I’m back, doing what I love most,” she wrote.
Ogunmola, part of which was rendered in Yoruba, revealed she had been battling depression since losing her son two months ago but found strength in the love and kindness shown to her from around the world.
“For the past two months since I lost my child, I have been depressed and in sadness. But as I have been sad, the whole world has let me know that they are with me. I see all the love you have showered me with. I feel your prayers. Your care is also noticed. Thank you. I am grateful,” she said.
Quoting a Christian hymn, she added, “When it is convenient for us, you are the Most High. When it is not, you are still the Most High,” and said she had accepted her fate and was ready to move forward.
“Today, I rise again, not because the pain is gone, but because I know Ayomikun will want me to. My passion calls, and it is time for me to return to the screen where I belong. To all filmmakers, directors, producers, and my industry colleagues out there, I am back, stronger and wiser. Let’s make magic again,” she said.
Ogunmola, daughter of the late theatre legend Kola Ogunmola, has long been celebrated as one of the pillars of Yoruba Nollywood, having featured in several stage and screen productions over the years.
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