Yemi Remi clears air on late Kanran

Actor Yemi Remi has alleged that his late younger brother, veteran actor Chief Kanran, misrepresented his personal challenges to the public in a bid to seek financial assistance.

Remi made the claim during an interview with Agbaletu TV, where he addressed several controversies that trailed the actor before his death.

He said Kanran falsely reported sensitive issues, including claims about his wife’s death, a burnt car, his house, and even his age.

“There was a time a woman called me to mourn my younger brother’s wife’s death and I told her I didn’t know anything about it,” he said. “She said he sent her an obituary, but I told her it was a lie.”

Remi added that Kanran had four children, each from a different woman, but that three died after he had publicly declared them dead earlier.

“As for the house he claimed got burnt, it never happened,” he continued. “There was a plank staircase in front of the building that got burnt, but it didn’t affect his apartment.”

He also clarified the actor’s age, saying Kanran often exaggerated it.

“He told some people he was 75,” Remi said. “If that was true, I would be 89, because I have two younger ones after him. I will be 70 next year. He was 62 — he was born in 1963.”