Popular actress Faithia Williams announced the death of her father today, Tuesday, April 23.

The mother of two shared an image of candlelight, symbolising her grief, on her Instagram page to announce the sad news.

Captioning the post, she wrote: “With a heavy heart, I am sad to say goodnight to my loving father. May his gentle soul rest in peace.”

Yinka Quadri, Joke Silva, and others joined her in mourning by sending condolences via the comment section.

realyinkaquadri: “May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.”

Ajokesilva: “Fathia so sorry. May His soul rest in peace.”

the_bimboakisanya: “Kindly accept my condolences.”

chef_gbolahan2: “May Allah accept his return and forgive all his shortcomings Bi’zinillahi. Please accept my condolences, Mama.”