Veteran actor, Lari Williams dies at 81

Veteran Nollywood actor, Lari Williams is dead.

A statement from his family said the actor died on Sunday at the age of 81 after battling with a sickness.

Williams, who was given a national honour –Member of the Order of the Federal Republic in 2008, starred in the Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun.

He was the inaugural president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and also lectured in three universities during his lifetime.