Founder of AMAA, Peace Anyiam Osigwe has passed away.

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, a Nigerian filmmaker and the creator of the African Movie Academy Awards, has passed away.

She reportedly passed away in a hospital in Lagos State.

Ayiam-Osigwe, who served as the president of the Association of Movie Producers, is said to have passed away while still in a coma.

Obi Emelonye, a colleague of hers, said on Tuesday that she had passed away.

"Thank you and good night dada Peace," he wrote with the photo when he shared it.