A neighbour of late Nollywood actress, Allwell Ademola, has shared a heartbreaking account of her final moments.
Naija News recalls that the actress passed away after a short illness, and many of her colleagues have been left in deep sorrow.
Speaking in a recent interview with Nollywood actress Abiola Adebayo on her YouTube podcast, the neighbour, whose name was withheld, explained that it took over 30 minutes for Allwell to open her door, as she struggled to dress.
The neighbour said that if Allwell had known about the death, she would not have cared if they broke down the door to reach her.
According to the neighbour, about five to six people carried Allwell into a car after she finally managed to open the door, adding that all the people around Pipeline, where Allwell lived, noticed something was wrong because of the urgency of the situation.
In her words, “It took almost over 30 minutes. It took a long time. I had to keep saying, actress, please open the door. Because I think it was difficult for her to put on her gown. And because, you know, she never knew it was going to result to death. It was going to end that way. If not, she wouldn’t have minded us breaking the door. She was covering herself. She wouldn’t have minded her breaking the door that day, honestly. We tried. We lifted her up. About five or six people lifted her up into the car. And I had to drive the car myself. Why? Because, you know, she jokes.
“They told her one time that if anything happens, what will you do? She said, I have good neighbors, you know. We had somebody to drive the car. The person was nervous. A man. I had to tell the person, you know, to come and open the gate. And I drove the car myself. Even faster than how I could have. I never… I don’t like driving out of the gates. But that day, I wouldn’t know where that strength came. I drove it very fast.
“Even people at Pipeline, where she lives, they knew something was wrong. It was that bad. It was bad. It’s still like a dream to me, especially when I see her things around. I’ll be like, is it really true?”
