Nollywood actor and producer Lekan Olatunji has recounted how he drained his bank account and sold his two cars to save his wife, Wunmi, during her battle with cancer.
The actor revealed that he was unaware of his wife’s cancer until they underwent a check-up, discovering that the cancer had affected her spinal cord, rendering her unable to work.
Speaking during an appearance on the ‘Talk to B’ show with actress Biola Bayo, he stated that he couldn’t raise enough money despite selling his two cars before his wife passed away.
His words: “When we came to Lagos for the check-up, we didn’t even see any Nigerians; they were like apprentices there. Indians were the ones operating the machines. From there, we were given the result, and when we saw the result, it was cancer. But instead of reacting in her body, it hit her spinal cord. That was why she couldn’t walk again. Cancer of the breast, she just had something little there, but it wasn’t hurting her.
“When I questioned her about it, she said she told her Matron, and she said it was due to family planning and it wasn’t hurting her truthfully. It wasn’t reacting in her body at all.
“Even the doctors that examined her said her body ought to have started decaying at the level that it was. They said we were going to do two urgent surgeries worth N12.5 million.
“In her presence, she looked at me and started crying. I said, Don’t worry. I went outside and started crying. 12.5m, where will I see it? So the whole family had to be involved because we couldn’t hide it anymore. We were about to fly her out, but unfortunately, we didn’t get a visa on time.
“Because the family head said we should bring her over to America, and the expenses will be deducted from his salary. If we don’t do the first operation to correct the spinal cord, she won’t be able to walk again. I sold two of my cars for N4 million.
“I sold my two cars cheaply for N4 million. The dealer cheated me, but I just had to save her life. We spent about N7.8 million in Lagos for the first surgery, and she was there for like two weeks before she passed away.”
