Veteran Nollywood actress, popularly known as Mama G, has disclosed the major reasons for the increasing number of deaths among Nollywood actors. Speaking with Vanguard, the movie star attributed the frequent deaths to what she called carelessness and negligence on the part of the actors. She also explained why she broke down in tears at the funeral burial of the late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu in his home town in Enugu State late last month.
She said: “When you are doing something you are enjoying, you won’t bother to take care of your health. Once there is life in you, you keep doing what you are doing. And it’s something that pays back on your body.
“Some people are so careless that when they are sick instead of going to the hospital for a proper check-up, they prefer to visit a chemist or a pharmacy to buy a pain reliever. It’s no longer safe with me. “I don’t know how many people are thinking like myself.
That’s why I blamed it on carelessness. We are trying to put smiles on the faces of people while forgetting to take care of our health.“ Speaking on why she broke down in tears at Mr Ibu’s burial, Mama G said it dawned on her that the actor was gone forever when she went close to his corpse and called him by the name she used to call him, but he didn’t respond.
She added: “At that moment, I broke down in tears. It’s not because I was expecting him to respond, but it was when I realized that this man is gone forever,” .
