Nollywood actor Ibrahim Chatta has shared a deeply emotional story about losing his first child, a baby girl, due to his inability to afford hospital bills at the time.
Speaking in a video conversation with his crew on a movie set, which was shared on YouTube, Chatta recounted how financial hardship cost him the chance to save his daughter’s life after she was admitted to a hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos.
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He explained that he went from place to place in search of help, but his efforts were unsuccessful.
“Malik is not my firstborn. My first child is a baby girl. I lost her because I couldn’t pay hospital bills,” he revealed. “She was taken to the hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State.
“I trekked from Ijora Badia to Makoko, and I couldn’t get any money until she died. My first child was buried in the old wooden crate of Coke.”
The actor’s heartbreaking account has drawn an outpouring of support from fans and colleagues, many of whom praised him for his courage in sharing such a painful memory.
Watch him speak below…
