From some of the sad posts that Muna’s colleagues posted on their
various social media accounts, it was made known that the actor, who is
survived by his wife and children, died after he could not afford the fee the Nigerian health care was demanding.
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Nollywood actors, Uche Jumbo, Mike Ezuruonye, Stella Damasus and
others who confirmed the death of the talented Nollywood actor, also in
their posts made it known that they were all in the dark as to his
health condition. Even Nigeria’s Actors’ Guild president, Ibinabo
Fiberesima, was unaware of the actor’s illness before his sudden death.
Some of the actors and actresses confirmed from their posts also that
the film industry in Nigeria is no better than a ‘make-believe’, as
everyone is just content with the publicity and showing off involved in
the business. Actress, Ify Okeke made it known that there are no real
friends in the industry.
It is also true that the health system in Nigeria needs a revamp as
unconfirmed reports said that the late actor needed only N50k for
dialysis per day and Muna allegedly could not afford this. Ify Ikeke
thinks that, although Muna did not open up to anyone in the industry
about his health situation, most of our actors and actresses prefer
showing off to helping fellow colleagues.
It would be recalled that the popular musician and music director,
OJB Jezreel, had a kidney transplant in India with the help of his
celebrity colleagues who donated generously. But in Muna’s case, there
was a sad end, as the Internet went abuzz yesterday, Sunday, January 19,
2015 when news of his death surfaced online. Here are some of what his
colleagues in the Nollywood industry had to say about his death…