Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead.

A source told The Punch that she died an hour ago but refused to give details.

She was 82 years.

Ajayi studied drama at the Institute of Drama, London. She later worked a while in London before coming to Nigeria where she started a broadcasting career as an announcer, presenter and newscaster at Nigerian Television Authority.

She was part of the TV series Village Headmaster which aired in the 1980s.