Dan Nkoloagu junior, son of veteran actor Dan Nkoloagu has said that his Father’s last wish was for his children to be by his death bed.
Nkoloagu junior revealed this in an exclusive interview with Punch on Monday.
He said himself and his other siblings had returned to their normal lives when they got the call their dad was at the hospital.
On getting to the hospital he had passed.
“We were all around during his last days because my elder brother just had his wedding ceremony. We were all together. We had all left to return to town so that we could all kick-start the new year when my mother called to inform us that he fell ill and was rushed to the hospital that morning.
“It was quite unfortunate that before we could get to the hospital he had died. It was just my mother and sister that was with him in the hospital
“His last request was that all his children should be brought to him at the hospital. He tried to say some things to my sister but she did not hear him clearly because his breath was faint,” he said.
Junior also revealed his dad died of health complications.
He said, “My father had been sick for over a year; he had been in and out of the hospital. He had so many health challenges and it eventually led to his death. He had been battling with arthritis, some prostrate issues and other complications.
“There will be some times we will take him to the hospital and before you know it he will be out and active, shortly after, he will fall sick again.”
Actor Nkoloagu’s death was announced by his son junior in a Facebook post on January 23.
He said, “IT WAS A BLACK FRIDAY FOR US YESTERDAY as my Dad left us without saying goodbye.”
Nkoloagu died at the age of 83.
He is popularly known for playing the role of a native doctor.
