Nollywood actor muna obiekwe burial at sea

The sudden passing of popular Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe is arguably the most shocking entertainment industry news story of 2015.

The well loved actor died in January 2015 and prior to his death, most fans had no idea he was struggling with health problems.

Inside Nollywood spoke to Chinwe Obiekwe who is identified as Muna’s step sister, at the actor’s burial ceremony.

During the brief interview, a clearly distraught Chinwe explains that Muna’s illness was diagnosed in October last year.

See more Pictures From Muna Obiekwe's Ongoing Burial Today..

See more Pictures From Muna Obiekwe's Ongoing Burial Today..

The procession began at the Alhaji Masha Roundabout in the Surulere, Lagos and ended at Ojez Restaurant, also in Surulere.

Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe was laid to rest earlier today in Anambra.

The remains of the controversial movie star is currently embalmed at the Nigerian Naval Reference Hospital mortuary in Alakija area of Satellite.

According to the information gathered by us, Muna as an orphan had a godmother, Mrs Vera Kanu, who confessed that the late actor was addicted to alcohol.

Chinwe shared that Muna’s kidney failure was triggered by High Blood Pressure possibly caused by stress. According to Chinwe, Muna’s family was already making plans for a kidney transplant – “his uncles were to come to Nigeria to operate on him”.

Unfortunately, both of his kidneys failed and he passed away before the transplant operation.

On why Muna kept the news