Damola Olatunji, a Yoruba Nollywood actor, is expressing gratitude to his creator for saving the lives of his colleagues, Mercy Aigbe, Azeez Ijaduade, and the mother of his children, Bukola Arugba.
Kemi Filani reported that on Wednesday Bukola Arugba was involved in an accident on Third Mainland Bridge, which left her car severely damaged.
Narrating the incident, she pondered on how her car could crash twice within the space of an hour while adding that no one could imagine the state she was left in.
Two days later, Mercy Aigbe had escaped death, after her car tyre burst on the highway while returning to Lagos from Benin. She described the incident as a scary, horrific, and terrible experience, which left her panicked.
On Sunday, news made rounds that director, Azeez Ijaduade was shot by Nigerian police and has been admitted to Babcock University Teaching Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment and in critical condition.
Following this news, Damola Olatunji took to his Instagram page to rejoice with his colleagues for beating death.
He noted how in a previous post he declared that no member of his household it loved ones shall cry or mourn this festive season.
Noting how the devil is a liar, he quoted some powerful scriptures as he gave thanks for the lives of his colleagues.
“Thank God for Iya Ibeji,
Thank God for Mercy Aigbe,
Thank God for Azeez Ololade Ijaduade.
I said it last week and I am saying it again,
The devil is a liar.
As for me, my household, and my loved ones, we shall not cry nor mourn for the remaining days of this year.
Peace, Love, Happiness, and Joy shall never depart from us”.
He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
Psalm 140 1
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet. O LORD, I say to you, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy. Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused. Amen amen and amen”.
Nollywood has no doubt recorded a lot of accidents this year, but luckily enough, no actor lost his life in an accident. From Kunle Afod to Ayo Animashaun, Charles Okocha, and more, many celebrities have more reasons to be grateful for life.
Similarly, Kelechi Udegbe had written a note to his creator after surviving a ghastly car accident. He shared photos and videos of the accident scene, which left his car severely damaged and landed him in the hospital.
Actor comedian, artist, and rapper Charles Okocha better known as ‘Igwe 2Pac’ had also survived a car accident on Third Mainland Bridge, and had shared pictures of him on a hospital bed and also short video clips from the accident scene.
A day after, Kunle Afod was also involved in a fire accident, which left his driver brutally burnt. Though, the actor and everyone around him escaped death, his driver as well as an elder man who tried rendering help but was brutally burnt.
To add to the list, actor, Ayo Silver Animashaun miraculously escaped death after a truck driver hit his car. Narrating how the accident happened, the actor shared videos from the scene which happened on his way back to Lagos from Ibadan.