Muftau, the younger brother of popular Nollywood Yoruba actor, Quadri Oyebamiji, professionally known as Sisi Quadri, has given details of the last days of the comic on earth.
The brother spoke as the actor’s native hometown of Iwo in Osun State stood still in his honour on Saturday.
Mufti, who spoke before Sisi Quadri was buried on Saturday in front of his house at Agbowo area of the town, said he breathed his last in a hospital during a brief illness.
He disclosed that the actor had slumped at a movie location on February 19.
He said: “We were called that he slumped while acting on location on 19 February, 2024.
“One of my brothers went to pick him up from the location.
“He had sent money to us on the 18th for the remembrance of our mother who died one year ago on 22nd of February, 2023.
“He also constructed a borehole in memory of our mother.
“We took him to the hospital after returning from the location.
“They conducted tests on him and told us that he had malaria.
“He was treated and he left the hospital on 26th February, 2024.
“He later complained of an ulcer.
“After leaving the hospital, he was preparing to return to the location, but we were opposed to it.
“We told him that he needed to rest.
“We had switched off his phone as soon as he was brought back from the location.
“On the 28th, he developed hiccups.
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“He was taken to the hospital and treated, but when the treatment yielded no result, he was referred to Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso on Thursday.
“While we were going, he gave us N300,000 cash and later transferred N1 million into our account in case we needed anything at the hospital.
“He walked into the hospital himself, but later died on Friday.”
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