Julius Agwu in emotional video says friends deserted him during his health crisis

Veteran comedian and singer Julius Agwu shared a deeply personal account of how his friends and many colleagues deserted him during his health crisis. In an emotional interview on the Beer Parlour Talk podcast, Agwu detailed the challenging period following his health battle, during which he lost nearly everything. He described his friends as "deserting me" and "stopping to talk to me."

Agwu underwent brain surgery in 2015 after doctors discovered three tumours in his brain, one of which was the size of a golf ball. The comedian discussed the impact of his health crisis on his body, career, and personal life when asked if the brain condition or surgery affected other areas of his health, including sexual function.

Agwu bluntly stated, "After I do am, prick no dey work again now. He no dey work." The conversation took a poignant turn as Agwu reflected on his influence on Nigeria's comedy industry, particularly his pioneering of the music-comedy fusion. He admitted, "Music comedy na me form am o, that is to tell you how my brain dey work." Agwu's emotional breakdown was marked by tears as he grappled with the loss of relationships and the perceived abandonment by others during his difficult period.

He concluded, "God wey I dey serve, anybody wey get hand for wetin happen to me. I go dey look. My friends deserted me. They stopped talking to me, many of them. It is well."