A fast-rising Nollywood actor, Stanley Okoro, who was known for his comedy roles in Nigerian movies, is dead.

Okoro died on Wednesday from a suspected case of food poisoning.

Some of his colleagues took to their social media pages to mourn the demise of the actor who was fondly called Rabbi

Reacting to his death, a professional colleague in the industry, actress Lizzy Gold @lizzygoldofficial wrote: “I cried all through the night ..I still can’t believe Rabbi is gone ”

Another showbiz entertainer, Adaeze Eluke @adaezeeluke, bemoaned the loss. “Noooooooooo, Rabbiiiiii..we just finished working together”

Kevin [email protected] wrote: “Words fail me, this is too hard to take in.. Rest on BIG soldier”