“My Daddy Doesn’t Want to Die” — Ogogo’s Daughter Cries Out in Emotional Video, Begs for Help

Lima and Kira Taiwo shared separate videos on Instagram on Monday night. Both women struggled to hold back tears as they described their father’s condition. According to them, doctors have told the family that chemotherapy is no longer an option. Consequently, hospitals have stopped treating the 66-year-old actor altogether.

“Hello everybody, good evening. I’m here to ask for help for my daddy,” Lima said in her video. She explained that her father’s health has declined sharply in recent weeks. Furthermore, she said the family feels stuck because no hospital currently wants to take on his case. “He has cancer and it’s really, really bad,” she added, before begging anyone watching to give her father “a chance.”

Kira posted her own appeal shortly afterward. She confirmed her sister’s account and added more detail about their father’s treatment history. “The hospital is saying that they cannot treat him again, like they can’t give him chemo again,” she said. Meanwhile, she made a point of thanking Senator Yayi, who she says has been covering the actor’s medical bills. Still, she stressed that the family isn’t asking the public for money. Instead, they want names of hospitals, doctors, or clinics that can offer real treatment, whether conventional or herbal.

Both daughters described their father’s pain in vivid terms. Kira said she had never seen him suffer this way before, and she revealed that he has expressed fear about dying. That detail, more than any other, seems to have moved fans and colleagues across social media. As a result, the appeal spread quickly, drawing prayers and goodwill messages from across Nigeria’s entertainment industry.

A third daughter, Haleemah Taiwo, also posted about the situation. She asked the public specifically for information about hospitals, specialists, or reputable treatment centers capable of caring for her father at this stage of his illness. Notably, none of the daughters has disclosed the exact type of cancer affecting their father, nor have they named the hospital that previously treated him. Even so, their message is consistent: doctors have exhausted the standard options, and the family now needs outside help to find any remaining path forward.

Taiwo Hassan built his reputation over more than four decades in Nigerian cinema. He started acting in 1981 after working as a mechanic, then left a job at the water corporation in 1994 to pursue film full-time. Since then, he has appeared in more than 300 movies, including “Atitebi,” “Agbelebu,” “Danfo Driver,” and “Aníkúlápó: Rise of the Spectre.” His most recent role came in “Oye Agba,” alongside Olaniyan Tosin and Jaye Kuti. Because of this long career, he remains one of the most recognizable faces in Yoruba-language film, and his illness has hit the industry hard.

So far, the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria has not issued an official statement on his condition. Attempts to reach the group’s leadership have gone unanswered. Nevertheless, the family’s appeal continues to circulate widely, and well-wishers keep sharing it in hopes that the right specialist or facility will see it.

For now, the daughters are asking anyone with useful information to reach out directly through their social media pages. They want treatment options, not donations, and they are hoping someone out there can help. Given how quickly the appeal has spread, that hope doesn’t seem misplaced. Their father built a career entertaining Nigerians for generations, and many are now eager to return the favor in whatever way they can.