New Masquerade actor, Natty is dead

<p>Veteran Nollywood actor, Romanus Amuta, popularly known for his role ‘Natty’ in ‘New Masquerade’, is dead.</p>, <p>Amuta died at the age of 79 in a hospital in Lagos after battling a protracted ailment.</p>, <p>His first child, Chukwuma Amuta, confirming his death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu, described him as a caring father who did his best to raise his children.</p>, <p>“Yes! My father died this morning in Lagos after a protracted illness,” he told NAN.</p>, <p>In 2014, news of his death went viral but the deceased debunked it, revealing that Ibinabo Fiberesima and other colleagues donated funds for his treatment.</p>, <p>Amuta, who is an indigene of Ukana, in Udi LGA of Enugu State, came into the limelight after he featured in the ‘New Masquerade’.</p>, <p>The TV series was one of the most popular in the 80s.</p>, <p>Amuta is survived by Cordelia, his wife, and six children.</p>