Amaechi Muonagor: Nigerian Nollywood legend begs for help with kidney transplant - BBC News

A social media video showing Amaechi Muonagor only able to utter a few words has elicited sympathy.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Chidi Okeke TVImage caption, In the video, Amaechi Muonagor could only say a few wordsBy Mansur AbubakarBBC News, KanoA social media video showing Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor in poor health and begging for financial help has shocked many Nigerians.

He can be seen in bed with a bandage on his chest, barely able to talk.

Another actor, sitting next to him, explains that Muonagor needs money to pay for a kidney transplant.

The news comes as Nigerians are still mourning the death of Nollywood star John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, who also needed medical help.

In the video, released on Monday, a clearly distressed Muonagor, rasps in the Igbo language: "Igbo people, I greet you all."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68605074

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