Halima Abubakar, the Nigerian actress, has once again appealed for financial assistance to fund brain tumour surgery.
In a recent live session, Halima opened up
about her brain tumour diagnosis and subsequent eviction that has left her
“homeless and desperate”.
The film star revealed that she depleted her resources to
cover her mother’s N9 million hernia surgery in October last year.
She said is currently facing accommodation challenges and
attempted to use funds raised for her medical treatment to pay her rent, but
her landlady reportedly declined to accept the payment, leaving her without a
place to stay.
Halima also made a direct appeal to influential figures. She
called out Yahaya Bello, former Kogi governor; activist VeryDarkMan, Seyi
Tinubu, the president’s son, saying “I need your help”.
“I have just been evicted from my house. I have been
diagnosed with a brain tumour. Yesterday, my caretaker came to tell me to leave
the house. The money contributed for my health, which I wanted to use to pay my
rent, was rejected by my landlady,” she said.
“Do they want me to kill myself? From one situation to another, I have packed all my belongings and I have nowhere to go. I do not want to kill myself.
“Yahaya Bello, VDM, Seyi Tinubu, everyone, I need your help.
I have nobody. I cannot even reach any celebrities; none of them is answering
my calls. I called Don Jazzy, but there was no response. What did I do?
“I have a brain tumour. Nigerians, please help me. What have
I done that everyone is turning their back on me? I withdrew my surgery money
to pay my rent, but my landlady refused to accept it. I need help from
Nigerians for money to handle many things.
“I would not have come out to seek help if not for my
mother’s hospital bill, which I paid in October. It was N9 million for her
hernia surgery, and I am still owing.”
The actress also dismissed claims she is putting up a
performance to attract sympathy or financial support, saying “only a mad person
would lie of being sick”.
The actress detailed her urgent financial needs, estimating
the total cost for her surgery, aftercare, and living expenses at approximately
N25 million.
“Only a mad person would lie about being sick. It is
embarrassing and heartbreaking that people think I am lying. I am coming out
publicly to seek help because I have asked people around me and received none.
I am ashamed to do this, but it is my only option,” she added.
“I have nothing to my name anymore except the money
contributed for my surgery. I have suffered too much.
“I need the help of my state governor. I need enough money
for my surgery. My spleen needs to be removed. I need accommodation and
feeding. I relocated to Abuja to be close to the hospital, Turkish Hospital. I
have been on medication for a year now. I need N25 million for my health.”
This is not her first call for aid. Halima had called
out to the Kogi government for assistance in February 2025, though
she did not disclose the nature of her medical condition.
In 2022, Abubakar announced her retirement from
acting over health concerns.
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