Flashback: ‘I Spent Six Years Battling This Illness’  – Ogogo

A flashback video of late Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as ‘Ogogo’, recounting his battle with a serious medical condition for several years has emerged online.

Naija News reports that the deceased actor, who revealed that he neither smoked nor drank alcohol, said he once experienced a sharp chest pain while on his way to a movie location, and it left him extremely uncomfortable.

Ogogo further spoke about the severe symptoms he experienced, including chest pain, vomiting blood and ulcers, which at some point left him fearing for his life.

He said, “I don’t smoke cigarettes or weed. Those who know me well know that if I take a bottle of beer, I will finish it down with two bottles of Schweppes. I’ll keep that bottle till daybreak.

“Once, I was going to a location and I felt a sharp chest pain radiating to my back. Within five minutes, I didn’t feel comfortable at all.

“I spent almost six years battling this illness. I had ulcers and would vomit blood for seven months. I prayed while sitting.”

Meanwhile, the remains of Ogogo were laid to rest on Monday in accordance with Islamic rites.

Family members, friends, colleagues and sympathisers gathered in the actor’s hometown to bid farewell to the 66-year-old film star, whose death has left the Yoruba movie industry mourning.

A video from the funeral proceedings showed mourners carrying Ogogo’s remains to the burial ground as the final rites got underway.

Among those present was his longtime friend and colleague, Yinka Quadri, who was visibly overwhelmed with grief and broke down in tears.