Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche is dead
VeteranĀ Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche, who has been battling with Diabetes, Blindness, High Blood Pressure and kidney-related disease for about two years now is dead.
The actor died yesterday afternoonĀ while on his way to carry out his routine dialysis in a private hospital in Festac, Lagos.
The Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi confirmed the sad news to Vanguard.
HeĀ said, the late Prince James Uche wasĀ due to travel to India this Saturday for a kidney transplant before he met his untimely death yesterday. āHe has gotten his visa to travel to India this Saturday. But only few days ago, he started having complication and had to give up this afternoon, while he was being taken to the hospital for his routine dialysis,ā he said.
Aganbi described Prince Uncheās demiseĀ a rude shock to the industry, adding āwe were all hoping that he would recover soon since he was due to travel to India for a kidney transplant.ā
The actorās conditioned is said to have worsened last Sunday, as he has been unconscious since then. Footage emerged online of the actor in his unconscious state.
Prince Uche who has been in the hospital for about a year and seven months reportedly required N2.6 million to pay his hospital bill and N11 million for kidney transplant and eye surgery in India.
It would be recalled that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State through #SavePrinceJamesUche team led by Rita Edochie and Chioma OkoyeĀ the donated N3 million as well as approved N10 million as the stateās contribution to save the actorās life last month.
The tough-talking actorās ordeal started way back in 2010, after he struck with a strange illness thatĀ did not only keep him off the screen for many years, but also impoverished him.
A good friend of actor Pete Edochie, Prince Uche has featured in manyĀ movies like āFair Gameā āStubborn Billionairesā, āBig Boys Clubā, āDangerous Mindā,Ā āDons In Abujaā, āTown In Dangerā and āRitualsāamong others.