TVC E, MOVIES – Popular Nigerian actor Olumide Bakare is currently battling an undisclosed lung and heart disease at the University College Hospital, UCH in Ibadan.
Bakare had been admitted to the hospital on January the 24th, 2016 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The actor has drawn the attention of well meaning Nigerians to his plight after he was visited by radio/TV presenter and voice-over artiste Babajide Moronfolu recently.
The thespian plead with Nigerians to assist him with money and prayers to help his poor state of health, according to Moronfolu, who shared photos of the veteran actor on his sick bed Facebook and wrote a message on behalf of the actor.
“This is Olumide Bakare on his sick bed at UCH, Ibadan diagnosed of heart/Lungs disease, in his words to me ” Jide Omo Moronfolu, agbara mi o ka mo o, ba mi be a won Omo Nigeria mi won ran mi lowo pelu owo ati adura” Orisun TV has taken the lead, pls join in raising funds for this great fantastic actor, Chief Koko of Koko close,Olumide Bakare. A/C No. 3872003592. OLUMIDE BAKARE. ECOBANK” read the Facebook message.