How Veteran Yoruba actress, Iyabo Oko died, then jerks back to life

Veteran Nollywood actress, Kudirat Odukanwi popularly known as Iyabo Oko was confirmed dead by her own daughter on Wednesday January 5th 2021.

The veteran actress who had been bedridden for close to five years was said to have passed on Wednesday, January 5.

TopNaija recalls that late Odukanwi, had in 2021 dispelled rumours of her death after photos and videos of her looking frail made the rounds on the Internet recently.

The daughter of the 61-year-old actress, Olamide had further revealed that her mother was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago but chose to keep her health issues away from the public.

Mourning her painful demise her colleague in the movie industry, Foluke Daramola Salako took to her Instagram page to express her pains, adding that God knows the reason Iyabo Oko had to die now.

“😭😭😭and finally we lost her…😭😭😭 rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best,” she wrote.

However, hours after the rushed announcement on social media, the Veteran actress is said to have jerked back to life.  In an updated post by actress Foluke Daramola, she revealed how Iyabo Oko’s daughter confirmed the death to her via Whatsapp Chat, as reproduced below. She has since been taken to the hospital as we write.

Foluke Daramola has since received loads of backlash from angry fans for jumping to conclusions without a formal declaration from medical personnel.

One of her daughters, Olamide, earlier revealed that the actress was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago but chose to keep her health issues away from the public.

She had said, “What affected my mum was the fact that she was not going for her medical check-ups. I want Nigerians to help provide a car for her. What happened (to her) could have been prevented but because of the unavailability of a car, things took a different turn. She lives very far from the hospital.

“When she had her last ‘attack’, I had to get a motorcycle to convey her to the junction before I could get a cab to pick her. She was diagnosed with right ischaemia stroke some years back. The first health scare happened about five years ago but she did not want anyone to know about it. My elder siblings even flew her to China for better medical treatment and she got better. Sadly, she had two other ‘attacks’.