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 scared of the press.
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.”
Muna drank heavily despite doctor’s warning.
“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
Kanayo O Kanayo, Patience Ozokwor, Vera Kanu and Ejiro Okurame
rendered the help they could until his death.
“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.
He never got to reach out to Ibinabo Fiberesima(AGN President) despite a
desire to do so.
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 ailment long time ago.
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.’
Muna was married with 2 children.
“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 the first cousin of Yul Edochie.
Muna is also the first cousin of Yul Edochie, that makes him a member of
Pete Edochie’s family.
Muna was one of the three busiest actors in the Industry
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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