How can everyone be dying like that? I am downcast and hurting – Patience Ozokwor reacts to Onyeka Onwenu’s death
Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has expressed deep sorrow and hurt over the news of music icon Onyeka Onwenu’s death.
Onwenu reportedly collapsed after performing at the 80th birthday party of Stella Okolie, Chief Executive Officer of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, on Tuesday in Lagos.
She was rushed to Reddington Hospital, where she reportedly passed away.
Reacting to Onwenu’s death on Wednesday Ozokwor described it as both painful and heartbreaking.
“Onyeka is not just a colleague but a friend. I am downcast now and hurting because of her death and for the fact that she was not sick.
“How can everyone be dying like that, what is causing so much death? Everyone is stressed up in this country,” she said.