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A social media video showing Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor in poor health and begging for financial help has shocked many Nigerians.
He can be seen in bed with a bandage on his chest, barely able to talk.
Another actor, sitting next to him, explains that Muonagor needs money to pay for a kidney transplant.
The news comes as Nigerians are still mourning the death of Nollywood star John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, who also needed medical help.
Reacting to the video, many people have been expressing their sadness, saying they are praying for the actor and pledging money.
As they are paid on a film-by-film basis many are not part of a health insurance scheme or able to make regular payments. Although the Actors Guild of Nigeria says it has been able to get an insurance company to cover the industry, not all performers have signed up.
During his career Muonagor has appeared in dozens of films, including Aki and Paw Paw, one of his most famous roles where he played the father of two mischief-making, over-exuberant teenagers.
