 And family and friends have gathered to pay their last respects to one of Mandarin's producers, directors and actors Vincent de Jumeau-Louis, who was laid to rest. The event, which was held in Lagos, had popular filmmaker Tzunde Kelani, a representative of Lagos state government, among others, in attendance. At a landing state in Lagos, family, friends, guests arrived to see the quintessential Vincent de Jumeau-Louis' cuffs for the last time. Tears cascaded down on the faces of some, while others were there to comfort them. From there, his remains were moved to Holy Cross Cathedral at Catholic Mission Street, Lagos Island. At the church, the officiating minister, very reverend Massinio Bernard Okodua, offers prayers for the deceased, as the congregation joins the choir to sing hymns. To all things, and make them holy. And you never cease to gather people to yourselves, so that from the rising of the sun to each setting, a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name. Popular Nigerian filmmaker Tzunde Kelani shares his experience working with the late de Jumeau-Louis. Kelani says the late icon's contribution to the entertainment industry will not be forgotten in a hurry. He was home with everybody and inspired all of us, so we can never, never forget him. Even I can disclose here that the next thing I'm going to make at Guguay War II, we are going to pay tribute to his memory. So may he so rest in peace. The first daughter of the deceased, Adiola Folabi, says one thing no one could take away from his father was that he was apologetic whenever he was wrong. She wished him eternal rest. More tributes poured in for Dejumeau-Louis as a son-in-law. Chukuma Osakwe recounted the moment he sought the hands of the suspian's daughter's hands in marriage. He describes him as a detribalised Nigerian. The wife of Osakwe, Adiola corroborated her husband's view, hoping to see her father's wish for Nigeria come through. I saw the sight that the rest of the world didn't see because I met a very playful man. When I arrived, he said that he'd always known and prayed that one of his children, especially the male, should marry an Igbo person. But that this is his daughter now bringing an Igbo man, so that he's happy that his family is around. He wanted intertribal marriages. There's so many of them, but they always ended with hugs and kisses. So for me, those are the things that I'll miss the very most. So I'm wishing him good rest. And I'm trusting that his desires for us will come to be, right? And also that his desire for this nation as regards cultural unity is something that would really, really come to be in the not-so-distant future. Vincent de Jumeau-Louis, an accomplished TV producer and director, played the role of KBSE in Nigeria's longest-running soap opera, Village Edmaster, which aired on the Nigerian television authority, NTA. He was one-time lecturer at the NTA College, just Plateau State, and manager of programs at NTA Ibadan until his retirement in 1999. The late TV star was born on the 28th of July, 1943, and passed on the 22nd of December, 2023, at the age of 80. Paul George, Plus TV News.