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Just so sad to be reading this a new report on how Muna Obiekwe has surfaced online. In a chat with ICampus, actress Vera Kanu who was a

mother figure to the late actor, disclosed that he discovered his kidney problem a long time ago but like most people, he thought he could manage it.

According to her, he ignored the pain and continued working without paying much attention. 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.’

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The kidney problem persisted and Muna was eventually forced to seek the help of a doctor in a Lagos. The doctor gave him a ray of hope. He assured Muna that his worst fear of Kidney transplant might not happen if only he could do up to 20 dialyses.

“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,” she concluded.

Another source told the online news portal that “the dialysis was expensive for Muna. He was doing two in a week sometimes. And he would need blood injection on each occasion. Each appointment was costing him between N250, 000 to N300, 000; money he did not really have to spend. His health was eating deep into his purse yet Muna refused to go cap in hand begging for alms. He was a private guy who didn’t want the press or his colleagues to feast on his pain, and cast aspersions on Nollywood’s industry of beggars’.

Vera, his godmother corroborated the point. “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.

“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.”

Furthermore, it was reported that he was a chain smoker and heavy drinker. Despite his condition, it was revealed he was still consuming alcohol on a regular basis. “Everybody in the industry knows Muna drinks a lot; even when he’s shooting in the North, he has a way of finding alcohol. He fell into it after he lost his parents in a ghastly motor accident.”

This is common for most alcoholics, they drink in order to ease the pain that they are feeling. For Muna, drinking might have temporarily concealed the pain that he was feeling from losing his parents. It’s unfortunate that no-one around Muna tried to get him to go to a rehab center in Salem, Oregon or anywhere closer to where he lived at the time. Rehabilitation treatments for alcoholism have come a long way in recent years. Moreover, a lot of the stigma surrounding seeking out help is also starting to decline. Correspondingly, you can learn more about rehabilitation for people living with alcohol addiction issues on the Enterhealth website.

As for Muna though it probably didn’t make things easier that he was supposed to be in the car with his parents when they died but by a stroke of luck, he wasn’t and was spared. Afterwards, Muna took solace in liquor but that never affected his job. He was just like Sam Loco; he could drink the whole sea but when he hears the director shout ‘action,’ he gets into character. Muna was a method character despite his flaws” a source tod the online portal.

Speaking on the drinking habit despite his ailment, his godmother, Vera Kanu said ‘It’s not like he drinks heavily like you guys said. He drank but not as you are putting it. Muna even called me during the holiday that he is now okay and ready to work so I should start bringing jobs because I was his producer. I told him thank God and that I would start as long as he does not do what the doctor told him not to do, which was drinking. The problem came back and he has been on it since then till he died.”

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106 thoughts on “Life And Death Of Muna! Comprehensive Details Of Muna Obeikwe’s Family, Kidney Diagnoses And How He Died”

    1. Wildhorses.as97@gmail.com Strucky

      GOD HAS A PLAN FOR U MAYBE NOT WHAT WE EXPECT BUT HiS TIMING ISN’T OUR S IT’S HARD UNDER STANDING THIS PLAN GOD IS ALLWAYS THERE.

  16. Princess Adedayo Oluwaseyi Ojo

    Vry sad and sock story of our actor young and handsome man(muna) that we lose in nollywood industry dead is for everybody on this earth and everybody as bus-stop of life where we will stop of everthings we are doing in life that means when dead come is like a creditcard we paid back later of our life Muna has paid his own remain us that we are still living on earth is good to be good anyway may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace missed u forever

  19. Mike Rozzy

    hmmmmm pls this should at list teach us a little lesson, don’t keep quiet on something u know should be voiced out…there is a say in my language which says that, sickness said if u hide me as an elements, I will kill u in secret. this a not our portions in Jesus name Amen. Muna rest in prefect peace, Amen

  32. princessjuliet

    muna from the dept of my hrt i love u and never wanted u to go this way but god know d best for

  33. Austine

    RIP munachimso. This a point where will say bye forever, and to let us know that is also an End point which we dnt know when it will come but must surly come at it time..Rest in the lord untill we meet and never will depart again. Cry

  34. Anonymous

    Nollywood stars are only interested in gossiping about each other and this is leading to the death of most stars because of fear of been discussed. ooh Muna RIP but i blame all Nollywood for your death

  38. Anonymous

    Rest in peace
    We love u Buh God luv u more dan us.
    U will 4ever be remain in our hrt
    Cryingggggggggggggggg

  46. Okafor Christian

    Muna’s death is so painful . May the good lord give his wife and family the fortitude to bear the lost. Muna , we Nigerians love you but God loves you most. Rest in peace . Ka e me si a.

  49. lilian

    It comes a time in life where by no matter what people say or think don’t matter but what matters is how or what u can do to remain alive because once you die,the things you were keeping secret becomes public and you will not be there to say if it is true or not.it pains to see a young man loose his life just like this.i pray you find favour before the lord

  52. Anonymous

    My good friend muna, I pray that God most surely Grant u mercy in his kingdom. R I P mu my as I use to callb y ou

  62. Anonymous

    Munachimso may ur soul rest in d lord may u gain peace in the presence o the lord rest in peace munachimso

  79. pointchuks

    Just last week,I was with ibro,the short guy dat looks like aki n paw paw,he used to act n we were both watching by muna n nkiru sylvanus on african magic and ibro started discussing muna n one thing he said which I now want to point out was dat muna was a heavy drinker n now the death of muna as a result of kidney problem,it was very sad dat a guy I watched on tv last n enjoyed his acting is dead this week pls alcohol intake is deadly n am stoping though am not a heavy drinker but prevention is better than cure,rest in peace muna

  86. stephnio nneka

    may your gentle soul rest in peace, we missed you,but
    God knows the best, fare well munachimso

  89. Treasure Daniel

    Fuckin hell….. Ah can’t believe dis shit…. Muna ah tot it was all a rumor bt am seeing dah is true.. Ah can’t take dis… Ah can’t shout bt ah have nafin to do….. REST IN PEACE MA DEAREST WILL 4 EVER REMEMBER YOU

  93. livinus maduka

    he’s one of the actors in nollywood i love very much, i cant say any thing than REST IN PEACE MUNACHIMSO.

  99. Anonymous

    Nawaoooooo muna wat U re keeping secret is on air nw, y U lose U life already. My dear is gud to voice out wen in difficulty, kn matter wat pipl will say, Dan killing urself. But wat will man do wen God wnt it dis way, ntin at all. So my broda is a pite bt God kns d best. May ur soul RIP, gud nite muna.

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