5 Nollywood Actors Who Died Very Sick While Begging For Money(Photos)

 In this article we'lll be sharing with you 5 Nollywood celebrities who died very sick while begging for treatment. We would naturally think that fame comes with lots of money but unfortunately in Nigeria, it is not like that.

Their roles as rich men in movies does not exactly mean that there are rich in real life as lots of them especially the male folk are broke in real life.

Some that really don’t have money have gone out of their way to seek help when they come down with serious illnesses. Meanwhile, some others lived a reckless life without thinking of saving for the ‘unexpected’. So this makes the actors in this category gets little or no pity whenever they need assistance from their colleagues and the public.

And also, some are too proud to let their situation known, so when their poor situation is finally revealed to the public sometimes, it becomes too late to save their lives. Most Actors who have died of illness falls into one or more situations mentioned above. As much as we try to sympathize with them, we also believe a lot could have been done to avoid these illnesses as they are mostly linked to one bad habit or the other.

Therefore, below is the list of Nollywood actors that have cried out for financial help in terms of medical funding but still went on to glory. May their gentle souls rest in perfect peace.

1. Enebeli Elebuwa

When Enebeli Elebuwa fell ill in 2011, Segun Arinze appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to help raise funds to treat the ailing actor who was battling with stroke, but all his hard work was fruitless. But when his case became very serious, Delta state government came to his rescue and flew him to India for proper treatment but it was too late as the actor died immediately he arrived at India hospital. After he died, Nollywood actress Stella Damasus expressed her disappointment at the way the matter was handled by his colleagues and the public while accusing her colleagues of using social media as a tool to publicize their help. Unfortunately, during his burial Nollywood actors and actress came out in masses and celebrated his death with a befitting burial, what an irony of life.

2. Ashley Nwosu