Nollywood actress, Tope Osoba,
who was reportedly battling breast cancer, has died at the age of 40.
Osoba’s passing was disclosed by her colleague, Foluke Daramola, on Wednesday via her Instagram page.
Daramola wrote, “She’s gone .tope is gone , my baby is gone. Ha ha ha iku doro o.”
Recall that in November 2024, the actress had solicited financial assistance after undergoing her first breast cancer surgery.
Foluke Daramola also shared her plight on social media at the time.
According to Daramola, Osoba has already undergone one surgery but requires an additional procedure to remove the remaining particles from her breast. The second surgery is estimated to cost around N12 million.
Daramola shared a video of Osoba’s hospital examination, revealing that the actress has reached out to Bolaji Amusan, president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), for support.
Speaking in an interview with BBC News Yoruba, Tope said that she discovered a lump in her breast through a routine self-examination.
She said the doctor initially dismissed the lump, attributing it to her childbearing age.
The actress said her persistence, however, led to further testing, which revealed that the lump was cancerous.
The actress described the day she received the diagnosis as “one of the worst days of my life”.
