The cause of the death of Veteran Nollywood actress, Zainab Bukky Ajayi 82, has been revealed.
In an Interview with Vanguard, her last child,
Kunle Fawole, popularly known as
Abounce, revealed some details about her last moments and health struggles.
In his words
“I and mama were in the living room with some of my friends when I noticed that her heart wasn’t moving, I mean like she stopped breathing. Immediately, I checked her pulse and called my elder brothers. We felt her pulse and heartbeat did everything possible. But alas, she has passed on. And that was at about 11:23 am on Wednesday. She was a bit ill before this happened. She had been ill for a number of years now. She had stroke some couple of years back. There was a time she also had cerebral malaria. She became diabetic, hypertensive and also suffered breast cancer before now.”
Recall that
Bukky Ajayi passed away on Wednesday 6th July, at her residence in Surulere, Lagos and was also buried that same day according to Islamic rites.
Until her death, she had won many awards including the Industry Merit Award at the
African Magic Viewer Choice Awards (AMVCA), where she was received with a standing ovation. She started her career in Nigeria as a newscaster on
National Television Authority (NTA). ‘Mama Bukky Ajayi,’ as she was popularly called, appeared in Village Headmaster, a television series in the 70s. One of her popular movies is Thunderbolt.
