Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo, broke down in tears as she mourned her colleague, Rachel Oniga, who died on Friday night.
page, Ozokwo uploaded a video of herself weeping and eulogising the deceased, stating that she’ll miss Oniga.
A statement from Oniga’s family on Saturday stated that the actress died of heart-related disease, “an ailment she battled with for a short period before her demise.” In the video she shared, Ozokwo said, “Oh Rachel, I can’t believe this. I thought it was one of those scams. If anyone had told me it was going to be so sudden, I would not have believed it.
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