Love separated by death: What broke Joke Silva at Olu Jacobs’ funeral rites

By Benjamin Njoku
Some goodbyes are hard to say. Whether you’re bidding a loved one farewell for real or concluding your time with a beloved character, the end of any relationship can be heartbreaking. It can also be hard when the filmography of an actor you adore comes to a tragic end. Both scenarios played out last Friday at This Present House, Freedom Way, Lekki, Lagos. It was not supposed to be a funeral. For 40 years, they were Olu and Joke – one name, one love story. But on that fateful afternoon, that story was separated by death. At exactly 10am, the ebony casket bearing the remains of Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs was wheeled to the front of the auditorium to commence the final jour...