Multiple reports getting to Nollywoodgists.com confirms that Ghollywood, as Ghanaian film industry is called, has lost one of its.

Godwin Kotey is one of the Ghanaian actors that was reported stranded in Nigeria in 2010, after he and others attended AMAA awards in Bayelsa State.

Lydia Forson, a close friend of the late actor tweeted, "I'm very emotional right now, sorry, I just can't believe this, all so sudden. RIP Godwin Kotey."

When Nollywoodgists.com contacted a top journalist in Ghana to confirm the story, we were told that the story is true. The cause of his death is reported to be cancer related.

On a day Ghana is celebrating its Independence Day, this must be a bad news and a great loss to Ghanaian film industry.

May his soul rest in peace. Amen.