Nigerian actress Halima Abubakar has once again reached out for financial support to cover her brain tumour surgery, revealing that she is currently homeless and in desperate need.
During a recent live session, Halima opened up about her struggles since her diagnosis and the eviction she recently faced, which has left her “homeless and desperate.”
She explained that she exhausted her resources last year to cover her mother’s N9 million hernia surgery.
The actress described how she tried to use the funds raised for her medical treatment to pay her rent, but her landlady reportedly refused the payment, leaving her without accommodation.
Halima also made a direct appeal to prominent figures, including former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello, activist VeryDarkMan, and Seyi Tinubu, the president’s son. “I need your help,” she pleaded.
“I have just been evicted from my house. I have been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Yesterday, my caretaker came to tell me to leave the house. The money contributed for my health, which I wanted to use to pay my rent, was rejected by my landlady,” she said.
“Do they want me to kill myself? From one situation to another, I have packed all my belongings and I have nowhere to go. I do not want to kill myself.
“Yahaya Bello, VDM, Seyi Tinubu, everyone, I need your help. I have nobody. I cannot even reach any celebrities; none of them is answering my calls. I called Don Jazzy, but there was no response. What did I do?
“I have a brain tumour. Nigerians, please help me. What have I done that everyone is turning their back on me? I withdrew my surgery money to pay my rent, but my landlady refused to accept it. I need help from Nigerians for money to handle many things.
“I would not have come out to seek help if not for my mother’s hospital bill, which I paid in October. It was N9 million for her hernia surgery, and I am still owing.”
Addressing claims that she is exaggerating her situation to gain sympathy, Halima dismissed the notion. “Only a mad person would lie about being sick. It is embarrassing and heartbreaking that people think I am lying. I am coming out publicly to seek help because I have asked people around me and received none. I am ashamed to do this, but it is my only option,” she said.
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The actress outlined the financial help she urgently needs, estimating the total cost for her surgery, aftercare, and living expenses at about N25 million.
“I have nothing to my name anymore except the money contributed for my surgery. I have suffered too much. I need the help of my state governor. I need enough money for my surgery. My spleen needs to be removed. I need accommodation and feeding. I relocated to Abuja to be close to the hospital, Turkish Hospital. I have been on medication for a year now. I need N25 million for my health.”
Prompt News reports this is not Halima’s first appeal for support. In February 2025, she had sought assistance from the Kogi government, though she did not reveal the specifics of her condition. In 2022, she had announced her retirement from acting due to health concerns.
