'Hanks Anuku needs help' – Actress, Iheme Nancy shares bad experience with veteran actor

Popular actress, Iheme Nancy has added her voice to the controversy surrounding the health of veteran actor, Hanks Anuku.

This comes after a video of a man in tattered clothes whom many believed to be the actor surfaced online on Monday, November 14.

The video that went viral generated concern about the health of the Hanks from fans and well-meaning Nigerians.

After the video surfaced, actress Shan George immediately debunked the rumors that the actor is unwell as she confirmed in a video with Hank that they were working on a movie set in Asaba.

Well, while actress Shan George claims Hanks is doing fine, fellow Nollywood stars Adanma Luke and Iheme Nancy insist that Hanks is unwell and berated Shan for trying to cover up his troubles rather than helping him get help.

According to Nancy, the majority of Asaba residents and actors are aware of Hanks’ condition. She also recounted an encounter with him at a restaurant where he almost beat her up for no reason.

Her words: “I have been trying to keep calm and mind my business since yesterday but my conscience wouldn’t let me, this disturbing video of Legendary Uncle Hanks Anuku surfaced on internet which is true, which is his reality @shangeorgefilms came out to debunk it instead of letting him get the help he needs atlast, instead of allowing people help him you cancelled a truth. Why na? Uncle Hanks condition is not a secret to any Asaba based actor neither is it to most Asaba resident as most people have seen him in different odd locations in abnormal state.

Personally I have had an encounter with him at 1side bar where I normally buy fish pepper soup whenever I’m in Asaba, this incident happened last month on the 27th of October, where he almost beat me up for no reason, he said some hurting words to me and @ujunwa_aninneji but we kept calm because he wasn’t himself, from that day I prayed he could get help and finally yesterday that God was about to answer that prayer, you stopped it for reasons best known to you. Drinking to stupor, walking around Asaba is not new. Pls this post is to plead to well meaning Nigerians. Hanks Anuku needs help”.

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