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Some people trying to profit from my dad’s illness – Ogogo’s daughter

Veteran actor Ogogo’s daughter, Kira Taiwo, reveals some individuals are trying to profit from her father’s stage-four cancer battle, appealing for medical Read More: https://punchng.com/some-people-trying-to-profit-from-ogogos-illness-daughter/

Some people trying to profit from my dad’s illness – Ogogo’s daughter

The daughter of veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, also known as Ogogo, Kira Taiwo, has accused some Nigerians of attempting to profit from her father's battle with stage-four cancer. During an emotional TikTok live session, Kira expressed her distress over the financial demands allegedly made by people offering to help the family.

She emphasized that their priority was to find treatment for the actor and stressed that their family was not financially capable of meeting such demands. Kira also revealed that her father's illness had deeply affected his brother, whom she referred to as her "big daddy". The actor's daughter expressed her own struggles, mentioning that she had withdrawn from social media due to the emotional toll of seeing pictures of her father during his illness.

She appealed to medical professionals and anyone with access to cancer treatment to assist her father, emphasizing that the family was not seeking financial donations but medical help.

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