Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has publicly appealed for financial help, sharing her ongoing struggles in an emotional video posted to her Instagram page today (Tuesday). She revealed that making ends meet has been a constant challenge for her.
Halima, holding back tears, spoke of her exhaustion and desperation, sharing that she has been grappling with health issues while also facing financial struggles.
She said, “People are confused about what is going on. I am not feeling well up until now. I am just good at being strong and pretending that I am okay. This is me, but every day you see me post a picture with a filter. That is a filter on TikTok, not me. This is how I look. Some of you will be laughing. What is funny? Will I be lying? Why would somebody say I am lying? Lying about what? That I am sick?”
Halima shared that she spent a year in the village for treatment and rejected accusations that she was faking her illness.
She disclosed that she has been seeking financial assistance to cover medical expenses, including several MRIs and treatment for high blood pressure.
“I have so many medical things to do. My MRI, my BP. It’s 157. What am I thinking? I have not done a movie for more than six years now. What do people want? For me to die? Do you want me to kill myself? I went for MRI three times,” she said.
She further accused her Nollywood colleagues of abandoning her, saying she has been forced to struggle on her own after selling all her assets to make ends meet.
Speaking further, she said, “There is nothing wrong with me medically now. Everybody in Nollywood, they don’t talk to me anymore because of this singular thing. Everybody. I go from DM to DM trying to see who will help me. I was rich. I sold everything, my cars. Everything! You would think they would sympathise with me, selling three cars, not doing anything. How would I live when I am not working?”
While sharing the video, Halima called on Nigerians to help her connect with her state governor and senator for assistance.
