Obey Etok Chima, the Nollywood actress, has lost her father — a few hours before the burial of her husband.
The movie star announced the passing of her dad on her social media pages.
In a Facebook post, Obey disclosed that her father passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The film star added the “tragedy” happened a day before her husband’s burial.
“What a tragedy, 2024. I just lost my dad early hours of yesterday 11th April. Just a day to bury my husband. It is well,” she wrote.
Obey described the death of her father as “another blow on me” via her Instagram page.
“Another blow on me. I just lost my dad and I am burying my husband today. It is well oo,” she wrote.
The film star lost her husband on January 15, 2024, at age 57.
Obey gained prominence after she took the role of Sandra in the soap opera ‘Super Story; No Pain, No Gain’.
In 2008, the film star took a break from acting to focus on her marriage and returned in 2021.
Obey has starred in several movies including ‘Forever’, ‘Hidden Scar’ and ‘Betrayer Sister’.