JUST IN: Popular Nollywood actress Ada Ameh is dead

Popular Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh has passed away.

She reportedly passed away in Warri, Delta State, at 11 p.m. on Sunday, a source who asked to remain anonymous informed The Nation on Monday.

Ameh was said to have been a guest of an oil company toyshop and his family when she suddenly collapsed.

It was gathered that she was rushed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s hospital but passed on before they arrived at the facility.

Reports have gathered that several movie stars have been trooping to the facility on Monday morning to see her remains.

The actress. a few weeks ago, opened up about her mental health challenges.

“Everything is going to be fine. I have an issue right now, and it’s taking my life. I will not die. We will get over it,” Ameh had said.

The actress explained that she was given a job but could not carry it out because she was undergoing mental issues.

The 48-year-old actress had earlier revealed that she got pregnant with her daughter at 13.

According to her, this happened because peers introduced her to sex early.

Despite her early motherhood, the actress, in October 2020, lost her daughter, Aladi Godgift, who was over 30 years old.

Aladi had died after an unsuccessful surgery in Abuja, and the actress, last year, visited her daughter’s grave site to mark the deceased one-year remembrance.

She had also celebrated her daughter on the latter’s posthumous birthday.

Ameh, who played the role of Anita in the movie ‘Domitilla’ in 1996, is famous for her comic characters, especially in the series The Johnsons.

Born on May 15, 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos, the popular actress shared a video of her eating with the family around 12:53pm on Sunday on her official Instagram page.