Veteran actor Ibrahim Chatta has shared a heartbreaking story of losing his first child, a baby girl, due to his inability to afford her hospital bills.
During an emotional moment on a movie set, Ibrahim Chatta recounted how his infant daughter was admitted to a hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State.
He made frantic efforts to raise the necessary funds for her treatment but was unsuccessful. Sadly, she passed away due to the lack of medical care.
Chatta disclosed the heartbreaking detail that his daughter was buried in a wooden Coca-Cola crate due to the dire financial situation at the time, painting a tragic picture of the hardship he faced during the early years of his career.
He said, “Malik is not my firstborn. My first child is a baby girl. I lost her because I couldn’t pay hospital bills.
“She was taken to the hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State. I trekked from Ijora Badia to Makoko, and I couldn’t get any money until she died. My first child was buried in the old wooden crate of Coke.
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