Diabetic Nollywood actor Obi Madubogwu aka King of Musanga lost his battle to the killer disease few days ago.
Though
he had been managing the condition since 2009 when he founded the
Saving Life for Africa Diabetes Foundation, but his diabetic ailment
got worse in 2016, and he had to be hospitalised at the Federal Medical
Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
But just as many thought that the
battle was over, death sneaked in, claiming the strong man in ‘Battle
of Musanga’. He was just about shooting another movie after a long time
in the hospital.
Here is how most of his colleagues reacted to the news:
Nobert
Ajaegbu broke the new when he said: “I am pondering at the nodding of
the lizard, your goats are bleating, an outstanding king, Obi my good
friend, where are you? Tell me it is a dream.”
In no time, the news has gone round.
Kate
Henshaw could not believe the news. “Jesus! Lord have mercy!” she
exclaimed, saying; “It can’t be true… he sent me a script a while back
that he wanted to shoot… haaaaaaa!!!”
Robert
Peters corroborated her: “How are the mighty fallen in the midst of
the battle. He recently sent a script he wanted us to work on… we spoke
a couple of times and he sounded so strong. God knows best. Rest in
Peace Obi the King of Musanga.”
Some of his colleagues who
allegedly abandoned him during his trying times reached out to his
wife, just to be sure it wasn’t another bad rumour. “Confirmed. Obi is
dead. We just spoke to his wife. He developed fever yesterday, went to
the hospital this morning, had complications and died. The family is
taking him home tomorrow. May his soul rest in peace,” said Chidi
Nwokeabia.
Recollecting their good times together, Lanre
Falana said: “Obi will call me the “thick man” and I would call him the
“muzanga king”, we’ve been like that since 2002, wow! 2002 is a long
way back man; my muzanga king has gone to rest. Hmmmmm! Till we meet to
part no more my dear friend. My one and only muzanga king is gone, God
knows best.”
This was just as Opa Williams pondered: “This
guy went to inspect my Studio last Thursday to start shoot soon. Abeg,
life na waya.”

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