Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has publicly called for financial assistance, revealing her ongoing struggles in an emotional video shared on her Instagram page today (Tuesday). Halima disclosed that she has been struggling to make ends meet.
Fighting back tears, Halima expressed exhaustion and desperation, stating that she has been battling health challenges while struggling financially.
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 disclosed that she relocated to the village for a year while undergoing treatment and dismissed claims that she was faking her illness.
She revealed that she has been reaching out for financial support to cover medical expenses, including multiple 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 also accused her colleagues in Nollywood of abandoning her, stating that she has been left to struggle alone despite selling all her assets to survive.
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 posting the video, Halima appealed to Nigerians to help her reach her state governor and senator for assistance.
