August 11, (THEWILL) – The family of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has given details of her burial arrangements which includes a novelty match and candlelight service which will be held in her honor on Friday, August 19, 2022, in Lagos.
This will be followed by another candlelight service in her home state, Benue state, on Thursday, August 25.
The remains of the movie star will be interred at her family’s compound on Friday, August 26.
The Nollywood actress was said to have been a guest of an oil company’s top shot and his family when she suddenly slumped during a gathering.
She was reportedly rushed to the NNPC hospital in Warri, Delta State, where she was confirmed dead.
Prior to her death, the Nollywood actress revealed on a live show that she was going through some mental health issues.
“Everything is going to be fine. I have an issue right now and it is taking my life. I nor go die. We will get over it, we will get over it. I was given a job and I didn’t do the job because I had mental issues,” she said.
“Would people understand when you say you have mental issues? They won’t. They are slamming me with a bill, suing me, it’s okay.”
The movie star lost her only child who she had at age 14, back in 2020 after a surgery went wrong.
Ameh is one of the most popular actresses in Nollywood with a career spanning over two decades.
She first rose to stardom in the 1996 with the hit movie titled ‘Domitila’.
Ameh is also popular for her character ‘Emu’ in the hit TV drama series ‘The Johnsons.’
