'It hurts you had to suffer from pain before you passed' - Rita Edochie pays tribute to Mr Ibu

Actress Rita Edochie has shared her last encounter with Mr Ibu before the comedian’s death.

Edochie, via her Instagram page, stated how hurtful it is to receive the sad news of the veteran actor’s death, knowing how he suffered so much and groaned painfully before his exit.

She however expressed relief that heaven wanted to welcome his soul and relieve him of the suffering and pain, asserting that no one had the right to question the giver of life as death is inevitable.

Praying for Mr Ibu’s soul to rest in peace, she described the deceased as her brother, friend, and colleague, leaving his family with a word of prayer.

She said: “What hurts me most is not even your demise, it’s knowing the fact that you suffered so much and groaned painfully in the grips of paleness.

“The last time I went to see you at Evercare hospital in Lagos, we discussed to a certain extent and I was very excited that full recuperation was taking place.

“I think this is the time the heavens want to welcome your soul and relieve you of all the stress and burden sickness imposed on you at least now you can rest and the illness too can rest.

“In as much as I know that this right here is very excruciating, we still do not have the right to question the giver of life. Death is really inevitable, it’s a call everyone would answer everything in life is transient.

“May your peaceful and ever-living soul rest in power my great friend, brother, and colleague. Nollywood will miss you dearly. All I beg god for is that he gives the family you left behind the fortitude to bear this loss, Amen.”