Nigerian movie industry and the social media is currently agog following the situation surrounding the life of veteran actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko.
Recall that Iyabo Oko was declared dead recently. Her daughter, Bisi Aisha made the announcement via her Instagram page on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022.
She wrote; “My mum is gone. Rest well mummy. May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”.
Interestingly, about three hours later, the actress who was said to be dead came back alive.
Bisi, who earlier announced that her mother was dead, took to her Instagram page on Thursday morning, January 6th, 2022 and wrote;
“Wonderful being, she moved her hand after being confirmed dead three hours ago. God, we will forever praise your holy name.”
Besides, her transition was also earlier announced by her junior colleague, Foluke Daramola-Salako.
Foluke had taken to her Instagram page to write; “And finally we lost her… RIP Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”.
Foluke, later returned to her IG page and revealed that Iyabo Oko is no longer dead.
She wrote; “Just heard from her daughter again that she moved her hand and she is still alive. Hallelujah! She is alive”.
“It was her same daughter that announced her death before and she was the one that says is alive now.”
Meanwhile, one of Iyabo Oko’s daughters, Olamide, disclosed that her mum was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago.
She said, “What affected my mum was the fact that she was not going for her medical check-ups. I want Nigerians to help provide a car for her. What happened to her could have been prevented but because of the unavailability of a car, things took a different turn. She lives very far from the hospital”.
“When she had her last ‘attack’, I had to get a motorcycle to convey her to the junction before I could get a cab to pick her. She was diagnosed with right ischaemia stroke some years back.”
“The first health scare happened about five years ago but she did not want anyone to know about it. My elder siblings even flew her to China for better medical treatment and she got better. Sadly, she had two other ‘attacks’.“
“But, she instructed us not to tell anyone about it, that she would be fine. But seven days ago, she had another attack that affected her limbs.”
“However, she is getting better. She can now talk and respond to people. The doctors have assured us that with the help of physiotherapy, she would be able to use her limbs again.“
“We spoke out because we now need financial help. Her children are doing their best but they can’t do everything. Actresses like Foluke Daramola, Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, and Biodun Okeowo have assisted financially in the past.”