Late veteran Nollywood actress, Rachel Oniga, died of a heart related ailment, her family has disclosed.
The disclosure puts to rest the reports doing the rounds that the veteran actress died of COVID-19 complications.
Oniga, who died at the age of 64 in a Lagos hospital, according to her sister, has been battling with the ailment for some time as she had been in and out of the hospital.
A statement from the deceased’s sister, Deaconess Toyin Odusote revealed that contrary to reports flying around that the actress died of COVID-19 complications, her sister died of heart related issue, which she claimed Oniga battled with for a short period of time.
“We accept her sudden transition as God’s design and see it as a function of a race of life well finished. Painful as it may be, we accept it in good faith and total submission to her maker.
The family urged lovers and fans of the actress to allow them.mourn privately, as “we do this with deep sense of respect for her soul and the glorious life she lived.”
The family said burial arrangements for the deceased would be announced in due course.
