Mr Andrew, Enebeli Elebuwa Dies

Veteran actor and ‘Mr. Andrew’ of the popular “I’m checking out” television commercial in the eighties, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has been suffering from stroke for many months now, is dead. He died in a New Delhi, India hospital last night.

National Secretary of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Abubakar Yakub, confirmed the death of the seasoned actor to P.M.NEWS this morning.

His colleagues, including the AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, are expected to meet his family any moment from now to arrange for the transportation of his corpse back to Nigeria.

The late Enebeli  Elebuwa who hails from Utagba-Uno in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State lost his dad at a tender age and moved to Lagos to seek greener pastures.

He started acting in 1967 and the first soap opera he did was Mirror in the Sun. He also featured as a police officer in the Village Headmaster, which was the most popular soap opera back then. His first film which was on celluloid, ‘Dinner with the Devil’ produced by Sanya Dosumu, was in 1974.

He joined the movie industry fully in 1994. Formerly a producer/director in National Television Authority (NTA), he has been in the movie industry for over 30 years. He is married with four kids. Reacting to his death, former AGN President, Segun Arinze toldP.M.NEWS: “It was a big loss. He was a national hero and we will try our best to give him a befitting burial. I pray that God will give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.” .

Before the deceased actor was flown to Indian, he was first taken to an Abuja private hospital on the bill of actress Stella Damasus.

But when his health did not improve, the decision to fly him abroad was taken.

The actor actually spoke from India some days back, claiming that his health was improving and that he would be back on his feet soon.