The Nigerian popular actress who is known poorly as Ify Onwuemene is dead after her long battle with cancer.
The news of her sudden death was passed to us by her friend, Gloria Anozie-Young via Facebook which has caused reactions online as people mourn her.
Ify Onwuemene is a Nigerian actress who was known famously for the acting qualities she deployed in the movie ‘Everyday People’. She however was not fortunate to enjoy her fame after she suffered severe cancer.
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Recall that she once stormed social media craving for people’s funds which they never declined and raised huge funds in her name.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t save her life with such and succumbed to the call of nature. Her friend Gloria Anozie-Young, on Facebook, announced her death which swerved people’s emotion into sympathy.
In her words, she said:
“With a deep sense of loss but total submission to God Almighty, we regret to announce that IFEY ONWUEMENE has gone to be with the Lord”
“IFEY ONWUEMENE was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Her womb was removed, but she has been battling the ailment for many years now”
“In 2019, even after eight sessions of chemotherapy, the doctors told her she had reached stage 4. However, we are not sure if she was given the wrong diagnosis or being treated with the wrong chemo, because she still felt pains on her upper abdomen and her tummy was bloated”
“Ify spent more than N10m, being helped with donations by her fellow actors and other Nigerians. A GoFundMe account was opened for her, but it did not yield much. She had to go for draining every two weeks at a cost of N280,000, but only 3 litres of liquid can be removed at a time so that her heart is not affected”
“IFEY has finally gone to rest, today 25th May 2021. May her soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.”
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