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Oyeyemi’s Death Renews Focus on Tragic Losses Among Abattoir Cast
The death of actor Oyeyemi has once again drawn attention to the growing number of tragedies involving cast members of the popular Christian drama series Abattoir in recent years.
In February 2025, actress Toluwalope Adegboyega-Alagbe, who portrayed Flora and played Oyeyemi’s on-screen wife in Abattoir, died from injuries she sustained in a road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on December 26, 2024.
The tragic crash also claimed the life of one of her two-year-old twin daughters.
Oyeyemi’s death also follows the passing of fellow Abattoir actor Moses Korede Are, popularly known as Baba Gbenro, who died in 2024.
The recent losses have left many fans and colleagues mourning the actors while reflecting on the series of tragedies that have affected members of the Abattoir cast.