Check out the many things you didn't know about the late talented Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe.
Talented Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe passed away after battling with Kidney disease. The actor who loved to keep his life private, featured in over 300 movies.
iCampus Magazine which is owned by Samuel Olatunji; a Journalist and PR expert, has listed out some things you probably didn't know about the late actor.
According
to the Magazine, Vera Kanu, a mother figure to the late Muna in
Nollywood, confirmed that the actor was addicted to alcohol.
He
was also a private guy who didn’t want the press or his colleagues to
feast on his pain, and include him amongst 'Nollywood’s industry of
beggars’.
Here we go;
Muna
was not ready to beg or raise money because he was too ashamed of what
his colleague or press will say. “The guy was private. He kept to
himself a lot and most importantly, kept his private life private; for
instance, many people did not even know he was married with two
children. Such was his life. He didn’t want press or his colleagues to
start prying.
He was particularly afraid of the
press, hence his shutting his colleagues out of his pain. He knew if
some Nollywood people got to know about it, the press would also get to
know. He refused to beg to save Nollywood’s image, he in-turn, lost
himself.” A Nollywood star told us the press needs to take it easy with
stars, “we are human too and like every other person, we have our pains.
The press needs to be less judgmental. If he wasn’t too scared of the
press, perhaps, he would have reached out for help.”
“I
was with him to the last hour. He was to do up to 20 dialyses; the
doctor said if the dialysis improved his condition, the worse would
certainly be over. He will be okay only if he stays away from alcohol
but you know our artiste” - Vera Kanu
“He
was managing it on his own. As a matter of fact, he has been managing
it for a while until Ejiro Okurame and I came on board to help. We were
combining resources to help him but there was very little we could do to
save him. We had to enlist the help of Patience Ozokwor and Kanayo O.
Kanayo (KOK) at a point. They rendered the help they could until he
died.” - Vera his godmother.
Contrary
to many reports Muna was not ready to beg or raise money because he was
too ashamed of what his colleague or press will say.
Shortly before his death, Muna summoned enough courage and contacted Nollywood actress and AGN president, Ibinabo Fiberesima.
He however, promised to get back to her, but fate struck a fatal blow and he never did.
Muna
discovered his kidney problem a long time ago but like most people, he
thought he could manage it. He ignored the pain and continued working
without paying much attention. According to a close source, he only took
his drugs and medication once in a while as ‘Muna never believed the
ailment could lead to his death.
He believed he
would survive it like he did the gunshot and death of his parents. He
was not a man given to worrying about things. He believed it was not a
coincidence his parents named him Munachimso, a name which means God is
walking with me.’
“The
guy was private. He kept to himself a lot and most importantly, kept
his private life private; for instance, many people did not even know he
was married with two children.
Muna is also the first cousin of Yul Edochie, that makes him a member of Pete Edochie’s family.
Another
thing many people do not know about him again is that he was one of the
three busiest actors. The other two are Mike Ezuronye and Yul Edochie.
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