The Nigerian gospel movie trade is mourning the lack of certainly one of its outstanding figures, Moses Korede Are, popularly often known as “Baba Gbenro” from the favored Mount Zion sequence Abattoir.
The actor’s dying was introduced by his colleague, Oluwaseun Adejumobi, who shared the unhappy information on his verified Instagram account on Thursday.
Adejumobi wrote, “Heaven’s Achieve Once more. A Basic Has Gone to Relaxation.”
One other tribute got here from gospel actor Zoe Adeola, who posted on X, “Relaxation in peace, Baba Gbenro. Your function in Abattoir will certainly go away an ideal reminiscence of you in our minds. So painful.”
One other colleague and founding father of Paramount Ministry, Michael Adelakun, additionally confirmed to PUNCH On-line, saying, “He’s lifeless. Baba has been battling with diabetes for some time now.”
Nevertheless, Adelakun, as of press time, couldn’t affirm the reason for his dying.
Fondly often known as Baba Gbenro, Korede Are was born on 11 June 1959. He grew up in Kano State, Nigeria, the place he acquired a part of his early training, later learning in Plateau State earlier than shifting to southwestern Nigeria for greater training.
After his research, he accomplished his Nationwide Youth Service Corps programme in Jigawa State.
Baba Gbenro was the founder and Worldwide President of Calvary Motion pictures Drama Ministry, based mostly in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, which he established on 2 September 1995.
By way of this ministry, he used drama evangelism to unfold the gospel. He additionally served because the CEO of Calvary Motion pictures Tv, an internet Christian streaming service devoted to drama and evangelism.
All through his profession, he collaborated with different notable figures within the gospel movie trade, together with Toluwalope Israel Adegbo and Evangelist Damilola Mike-Bamiloye.
His function within the sequence Abattoir cemented his legacy in gospel drama, the place he turned broadly often known as “Baba Gbenro.”
