Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, reveals homelessness, pleads for ₦25 million to fund surgery
Nigerian actress, Halima Abubakar, has made a public financial appeal to fund brain tumour surgery.
In a recent live session, Halima opened up about her brain tumour diagnosis and subsequent eviction that has left her “homeless and desperate”.
The film star revealed that she depleted her resources to cover her mother’s ₦9 million hernia surgery in October last year.
She said she is currently facing accommodation challenges and attempted to use funds raised for her medical treatment to pay her rent, but her landlady reportedly declined to accept the payment, leaving her without a place to stay.
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Halima also made a direct appeal to influential figures, begging Yahaya Bello, former Kogi governor; activist VeryDarkMan, Seyi Tinubu, the president’s son, saying “I need your help”.
“I have just been evicted from my house. I have been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Yesterday, my caretaker came to tell me to leave the house. The money contributed for my health, which I wanted to use to pay my rent, was rejected by my landlady,” she said.
“Do they want me to kill myself? From one situation to another, I have packed all my belongings and I have nowhere to go. I do not want to kill myself.
“Yahaya Bello, VDM, Seyi Tinubu, everyone, I need your help. I have nobody. I cannot even reach any celebrities; none of them is answering my calls. I called Don Jazzy, but there was no response. What did I do?
“I have a brain tumour. Nigerians, please help me. What have I done that everyone is turning their back on me? I withdrew my surgery money to pay my rent, but my landlady refused to accept it. I need help from Nigerians for money to handle many things.
“I would not have come out to seek help if not for my mother’s hospital bill, which I paid in October. It was ₦9 million for her hernia surgery, and I am still owing.”
The actress also dismissed claims she is putting up a performance to attract sympathy or financial support, saying “only a mad person would lie of being sick”.
The actress detailed her urgent financial needs, estimating the total cost for her surgery, aftercare, and living expenses at approximately ₦25 million.
“It is embarrassing and heartbreaking that people think I am lying. I am coming out publicly to seek help because I have asked people around me and received none. I am ashamed to do this, but it is my only option,” she added.
“I have nothing to my name anymore except the money contributed for my surgery. I have suffered too much.
“I need the help of my state governor. I need enough money for my surgery. My spleen needs to be removed. I need accommodation and feeding. I relocated to Abuja to be close to the hospital, Turkish Hospital. I have been on medication for a year now. I need ₦25 million for my health.”
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This is not her first call for aid. Halima had called out to the Kogi government for assistance in February 2025, though she did not disclose the nature of her medical condition.
In 2022,
Abubakar announced her retirement from acting over health concerns.
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